To require designated military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who died overseas, from the place of death, through the defense mortuary system, until the remains are accepted by the member's next of kin, in order to ensure that the deceased member is treated with dignity, honor, and respect.

3.0.0 4913 2019-11-15T20:50:56Z 2019-11-15T20:50:56Z House H HR 2012-04-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado:H.R. 4913.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authorities on which this bill restsare:The power of Congress ``to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces'' in Article I,Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2209]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-10T16:56:17Z Referred to 2012-04-26T14:03:15Z 2012-07-10 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2012-04-26 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E663) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2012-04-26 True Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Military command and structure Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security

00 2012-04-26 Introduced in House 2012-06-13T19:23:03Z Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to ensure the continuous military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of each deceased member of the Armed Forces who dies overseas, beginning with initial recovery of the remains, through the defense mortuary system, until their interment or when the remains are otherwise accepted by the person designated to direct their disposition.

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To require designated military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who died overseas, from the place of death, through the defense mortuary system, until the remains are accepted by the member's next of kin, in order to ensure that the deceased member is treated with dignity, honor, and respect. Display Title To require designated military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who died overseas, from the place of death, through the defense mortuary system, until the remains are accepted by the member's next of kin, in order to ensure that the deceased member is treated with dignity, honor, and respect. Official Title as Introduced To require designated military command responsibility and accountability for the care, handling, and transportation of the remains of a deceased member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who died overseas, from the place of death, through the defense mortuary system, until the remains are accepted by the member's next of kin, in order to ensure that the deceased member is treated with dignity, honor, and respect. Introduced in House 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4913ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4913ih.xml 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.