[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2798 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2798

 To authorize the disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at 
   Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, of the remains of Sergeant Roaul R. 
Prieto, who died in combat in April 1945, and to authorize the transfer 
                   of his remains to his next of kin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2005

  Mrs. Bono 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 American Ardennes Cemetery at 
   Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, of the remains of Sergeant Roaul R. 
Prieto, who died in combat in April 1945, and to authorize the transfer 
                   of his remains to 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 OF 
              REMAINS OF A SPECIFIED AMERICAN WORLD WAR II FATALITY 
              INTERRED IN THE AMERICAN ARDENNES CEMETERY, BELGIUM.

    (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 Sergeant Roaul R. Prieto, United States 
Army, who died on April 6, 1945, as a result of a mid-air collision 
during a bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany, to disinter his remains 
from the American Ardennes Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium (such 
remains being interred in Plot A, Row 41, Grave 46).
    (b) Transfer.--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 Roaul R. Prieto to the custody 
of his next of kin.
    (c) No Expenditure of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be 
expended for the disinterment and transfer of custody authorized by 
this section.
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