boozman, peters, manchin, rounds introduce legislation expanding veteran burial benefit washington--u.s. senators john boozman (r-ar), gary peters (d-mi), joe manchin (d-wv) and mike rounds (r-sd) introduced gerald's law act, bipartisan legislation that would expand department of veterans affairs (va) burial benefits eligibility to terminally ill veterans who pass away at a non-va facility while receiving hospice care. 