Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JACK CONNERS
District 7 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Memorializes Congress to pass H.R.2594, providing plot allowances for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in state cemeteries.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution memorializing the Congress to pass H.R.2594, providing plot allowances for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in state cemeteries.
Whereas, Currently, certain spouses and children of certain veterans may be buried in a cemetery that is owned by a state or by an agency or political subdivision of a state, but no plot allowance is provided for their interment; and
Whereas, H.R.2594 directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and certain children of certain veterans buried in state cemeteries; and
Whereas, In the case of certain individuals buried in a cemetery that is owned by a state or by an agency or political subdivision of a state, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will pay to such State, agency or political subdivision the sum of $300 as a plot or interment allowance for such individual; and
Whereas, Such individuals include surviving spouses, surviving spouses subsequently remarried, and certain minor children as described by sections 2303 and 2402 of Title 38, United States Code; and
Whereas, H.R.2594 will apply to an individual who dies on or after the date of enactment of the legislation; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The General Assembly of New Jersey memorializes the Congress to pass S.2594 which provides plot allowances for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in state cemeteries.
2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested by the Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the Governor of this State, the President of the United States and to each member of New Jersey's Congressional delegation.
STATEMENT
This resolution memorializes the Congress to pass H.R.2594 which provides plot allowances for certain spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in state cemeteries. H.R.2594 is sponsored by Congressman Scott Garrett of New Jersey and introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 21, 2009. Additional sponsors from New Jersey include Congressmen John H. Adler, Robert E. Andrews, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Leonard Lance, Frank A. LoBiondo, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Donald M. Payne, and Christopher H. Smith.
Currently, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to pay a plot allowance of $300 to a state for expenses incurred in the burial of an eligible veteran, but not the veteran's spouse or children. Eligible spouses and children may be buried at the same site as the veteran, but there is no plot allowance for interment. H.R.2594 will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a $300 plot allowance for spouses and certain children of certain veterans buried in state cemeteries.