[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5388 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5388

To authorize the disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and 
   Memorial in Luxembourg of the remains of Private Ray A. Morgan of 
 Paris, Illinois, who died in combat in January 1945 in the Battle of 
the Bulge, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody 
                          of his next of kin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2002

   Mr. Johnson of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and 
   Memorial in Luxembourg of the remains of Private Ray A. Morgan of 
 Paris, Illinois, who died in combat in January 1945 in the Battle of 
the Bulge, and to authorize the transfer of his remains to the custody 
                          of his next of kin.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF DISINTERMENT AND TRANSFER OF CUSTODY.

    (a) Disinterment.--The Secretary of the Army and the American 
Battle Monuments Commission shall take such steps as are necessary to 
authorize the next of kin of the late Ray A. Morgan of Paris, Illinois, 
to disinter from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in 
Luxembourg the remains of Mr. Morgan, who died in the Battle of the 
Bulge in January 1945 while a private in the United States Army.
    (b) Transfer of Custody.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
American Battle Monuments Commission shall take such steps as are 
necessary to authorize the transfer of the remains of Mr. Morgan to the 
custody of his next of kin.

SEC. 2. AGENT DESIGNATED BY NEXT OF KIN.

    The next of kin of Ray A. Morgan is authorized to designate an 
agent to act on his or her behalf pursuant to section 1.

SEC. 3. NO EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

    No Federal funds may be expended for the disinterment and transfer 
of custody authorized in section 1.
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