2900-AR88 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Commemorative Plaques and Urns

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revise its regulations to implement new statutory authority to furnish commemorative plaques and urns for certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred. This final rule is necessary to administer the new benefits, which were authorized by the Johnny Isakson and "David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020" (the Act). In accordance with E.O. 14094, NCA informed stakeholders on quarterly conference calls with Veterans Cemetery Grants Program participants and semi-annually at meetings of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs that VA was drafting this proposed rule to implement these authorities. Following publication of the proposed rule, NCA executed strategic communication plans to inform Congress, Veteran Service Organizations, and intergovernmental entities of these new benefit programs to encourage submission of public comments.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 38 CFR 38.630 38 U.S.C. 2306 38 U.S.C. 2402 No NPRM 11/20/2023 88 FR 80649 NPRM Comment Period End 01/19/2024 Final Action 05/10/2024 89 FR 40386 Final Action Effective 06/10/2024 No No None No No No No Eric Powell Acting Director 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 632-8670 Memorial Programs Service (41B), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420