§ 112. — Presidential memorial certificate program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC112]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL
Sec. 112. Presidential memorial certificate program
(a) At the request of the President the Secretary may conduct a
program for honoring the memory of deceased veterans, discharged under
honorable conditions, by preparing and sending to eligible recipients a
certificate bearing the signature of the President and expressing the
country's grateful recognition of the veteran's service in the Armed
Forces. The award of a certificate to one eligible recipient will not
preclude authorization of another certificate if a request is received
from some other eligible recipient.
(b) For the purpose of this section an ``eligible recipient'' means
the next of kin, a relative or friend upon request, or an authorized
service representative acting on behalf of such relative or friend.
(c) A certificate may not be furnished under the program under
subsection (a) on behalf of a deceased person described in section
2411(b) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 89-88, Sec. 1(a), July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 264; amended
Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405;
Pub. L. 107-330, title II, Sec. 201(a), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2823.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-330 added subsec. (c).
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-330, title II, Sec. 201(d), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat.
2823, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending
this section and sections 2301 and 2306 of this title] shall apply with
respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act [Dec. 6, 2002].''
