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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revises its regulations that govern the program that furnishes caskets and urns for the burial in national cemeteries of remains of veterans with no known next-of-kin (NOK) where sufficient resources are not available for this purpose in three ways. VA implementing the authority enacted in Public Law 114-273, the Charles Duncan Buried With Honor Act Of 2016 that expanded the applicability of VA’s casket and urn benefits, rate allowances and reimbursement provisions for interment of deceased eligible veterans in a veterans’ cemetery of a State or Tribal Organization that has received a grant under 38 U.S.C. 2408. These amendments are in accordance with the President’s priorities that advance equity and support underserved, vulnerable, and marginalized communities. They also improve service delivery, customer experience, and reduce administrative burdens for those accessing public benefits and services.