[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2970 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2970

 To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in 
  St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. 
   Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on 
December 25, 1944, 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

                             July 25, 2003

 Mr. Sanders 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 Lorraine American Cemetery in 
  St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. 
   Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in combat in France on 
December 25, 1944, 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 Alfred J. Laitres, of Island 
Pond, Vermont, to disinter from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. 
Avold, France, the remains of Mr. Laitres, who died in combat in France 
on December 25, 1944, while a Private First Class 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. Laitres to 
the custody of his next of kin.

SEC. 2. AGENT DESIGNATED BY NEXT OF KIN.

    The next of kin of Alfred J. Laitres 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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