Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act.

H.R. 4336 · 114th Congress · May 20, 2016 · Lineage

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

Section 1 Inurnment of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service

(a)

In general— Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(c)

“(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10.

“(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph.”

(b)

Applicability—

(1)

In general— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to—

(A)

the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(B)

a person who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2)

Formally interred or inurned defined— In this subsection, the term “formally interred or inurned” means interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location.

Sec. 2 Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including—

(1)

the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and

(2)

in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to—

(A)

redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and

(B)

considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

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May 20, 2016 Pub. L. 114–158 Enacted
May 20, 2016viewing Enrolled Bill See what changed
May 10, 2016 Engrossed Amendment Senate
Apr 4, 2016 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs See what changed
Mar 22, 2016 Engrossed in House See what changed
Jan 6, 2016 Reported in House Ms. McSally (for herself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Black, Mr. Abraham, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Donovan, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Gibson, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned See what changed
Jan 6, 2016 Introduced in House Ms. McSally (for herself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Black, Mr. Abraham, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Ashford, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Donovan, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Gibson, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act.

Section 1 Inurnment of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service

Sec. 2 Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery

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