M. Changing federal law to authorize National Guard and Reserve members and their spouses to be eligible for burialin national and VA grant funded state veteran cemeteries, provided that each would pay the equivalent rate of theVA plot allowance to the cemetery based on date of death. (2014)
https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility/
Who’s eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery?
Veterans, service members, spouses, and dependents may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery, as well as other benefits, if they meet one of these requirements.

One of these must be true:

The person qualifying for burial benefits is a Veteran who didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, or
The person qualifying for burial benefits is a service member who died while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training, or
The person qualifying for burial benefits is the spouse or surviving spouse of a Veteran (even if they remarried after the Veteran’s death), or
The person qualifying for burial benefits is the minor child of a Veteran (even if the Veteran died first) or, in some cases, the unmarried adult dependent child of a Veteran

National Guard and Reserve members
A National Guard or Reserve member may be eligible if they meet any of these requirements.

At least one of these must be true:

The National Guard or Reserve member met their legal minimum active-duty service requirements, was called up to active duty and served their full term of service, and didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge, or
The National Guard or Reserve member was entitled to retirement pay at their time of death, or would have been entitled to retirement pay if they weren’t under 60 years of age at the time of death, or
The National Guard or Reserve member died while hospitalized or getting treatment at the expense of the U.S. for an injury or illness that occurred while they were performing active-duty services for training or inactive-duty training under honorable conditions, or
The National Guard or Reserve member became disabled or died from a disease or injury caused—or made worse—by their service during a period of active duty for training, or
The National Guard or Reserve member became disabled or died from an injury or certain cardiovascular disorders caused—or made worse—by their service during a period of inactive-duty training

Veterans, service members, spouses, and dependents may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery, as well as other benefits, if they meet one of these requirements.