The Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs proposes the following Amendment No. to S. 968 (COUNCIL\ZW\968C001.AR.ZW22):

Reference is to Printer's Date 3/1/22-S.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 25-11-85(B) and inserting:

/"(B) Upon request by a South Carolina chapter of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization that provided an honor guard burial detail at the funeral of a qualifying South Carolina veteran, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs or his representative may authorize a disbursement from the fund, in an amount not less than one hundred dollars, for the purposes described in this section. Pursuant to his authority provided for in Section 25-11-20(D), the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs may promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section."/