[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1973 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1973

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national 
  cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan 
                                 area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 1999

Mr. Doyle (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. English, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Klink, 
  Mr. Mascara, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
  Sherwood, Mr. Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Pitts) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national 
  cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan 
                                 area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish, 
in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, a 
national cemetery in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area to 
serve the needs of veterans and their families.
    (b) Report.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that sets 
forth a schedule for the establishment of the national cemetery under 
subsection (a) and an estimate of the costs associated with such 
establishment.
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