Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act

This bill would expand eligibility for memorial headstones or markers provided to the spouses, surviving spouses, children, or dependents of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. It proposes to remove the current requirement that these individuals must have died on or after November 11, 1998, to qualify for a marker when their remains are unavailable. Under this legislation, eligible family members would qualify for these memorial benefits regardless of their date of death.

This bill affects the spouses, surviving spouses, children, and dependents of veterans or members of the Armed Forces whose remains are unavailable. It specifically impacts those whose family members died prior to November 11, 1998, by removing the current date restriction for receiving a memorial headstone or marker.

• Expansion of memorial headstone and marker eligibility. The bill extends eligibility for a memorial headstone or marker to the spouse, surviving spouse, child, or dependent of a veteran or service member whose remains are unavailable.
• Removal of date-of-death restrictions. The legislation eliminates the current requirement that the individual must have died on or after November 11, 1998, making the benefit available regardless of the date of death.

The bill removes the current requirement that an individual must have died on or after November 11, 1998, to be eligible for a memorial headstone or marker, making the benefit available regardless of the date of death.

This bill modifies existing eligibility requirements for memorial headstones or markers provided to the family members of veterans or service members whose remains are unavailable. It removes the current restriction that limits these benefits to individuals who died on or after November 11, 1998, making them eligible regardless of the date of death.

The bill aims to expand eligibility for memorial headstones or markers to include the spouses, surviving spouses, children, or dependents of veterans and service members regardless of their date of death, removing the current requirement that the individual must have died on or after November 11, 1998.