[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3860 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.3860
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
An Act
To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORTS ON MANAGEMENT OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) Report on Gravesite Discrepancies.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection (c)
a report setting forth an accounting of the gravesites at Arlington
National Cemetery, Virginia. The accounting shall--
(1) specify whether gravesite locations at Arlington National
Cemetery are correctly identified, labeled, and occupied; and
(2) set forth a plan of action, including the resources
required and a proposed schedule, to implement remedial actions to
address deficiencies identified pursuant to the accounting.
(b) GAO Review of Management and Oversight of Contracts.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection
(c) a report on the management and oversight of contracts at
Arlington National Cemetery.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) The number, dollar amount, and duration of current
contracts at Arlington National Cemetery over the simplified
acquisition threshold.
(B) The number, dollar amount, and duration of current
contracts for automation of burial operations at Arlington
National Cemetery, including contracts relating to the Total
Cemetery Management System (TCMS), the Geographic Information
System (GIS), the Interment Scheduling System (ISS), the
Interment Management System (IMS), and new or modified versions
of the Burial Operations Support System (BOSS) of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(C) An assessment of the management and oversight by the
Executive Director of the Army National Cemeteries Program of
the contracts covered by subparagraphs (A) and (B), including
the use of and actions taken for that purpose by the Corps of
Engineers and the National Capital Region Contracting Center of
the Army Contracting Command.
(D) An assessment of the actions taken by the Executive
Director of the Army National Cemeteries Program in response to
the findings and recommendations of the Inspector General of
the Army in the report entitled ``Report of Investigation and
Special Inspection of Arlington National Cemetery Final Report
(Case 10-04)'', dated June 9, 2010.
(E) An assessment of the implementation of the following:
(i) Army Directive 2010-04 on Enhancing the Operations
and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program,
dated June 10, 2010, including, without limitation, an
evaluation of the sufficiency of all contract management
and oversight procedures, current and planned information
and technology systems, applications, and contracts,
current organizational structure and manpower, and
compliance with and execution of all plans, reviews,
studies, evaluations, and requirements specified in the
Army Directive.
(ii) The recommendations and actions proposed by the
Army National Cemeteries Advisory Commission with respect
to Arlington National Cemetery.
(F) An assessment of the adequacy of current practices at
Arlington National Cemetery to provide information, outreach,
and support to families of individuals buried at Arlington
National Cemetery regarding procedures to detect and correct
current errors in burials at Arlington National Cemetery.
(G) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
transferring jurisdiction of Arlington National Cemetery and
the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and an assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of the sharing of jurisdiction of
such facilities between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) Simplified acquisition threshold defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the
meaning provided that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
(c) Specified Committees of Congress.--The committees of Congress
specified in this subsection are--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the House of Representatives.
(d) Reports on Implementation of Army Directive on Army National
Cemeteries Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress reports on execution of and
compliance with Army Directive 2010-04 on Enhancing the Operations
and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program, dated June
10, 2010. Each such report shall include, for the preceding 270
days or year (as applicable), a description and assessment of the
following:
(A) Execution of and compliance with every section of the
Army Directive for Arlington National Cemetery, including,
without limitation, an evaluation of the sufficiency of all
contract management and oversight procedures, current and
planned information and technology systems, applications, and
contracts, current organizational structure and manpower, and
compliance with and execution of all plans, reviews, studies,
evaluations, and requirements specified in the Army Directive.
(B) The adequacy of current practices at Arlington National
Cemetery to provide information, outreach, and support to
families of those individuals buried at Arlington National
Cemetery regarding procedures to detect and correct current
errors in burials at Arlington National Cemetery.
(2) Period and frequency of submittal.--A report required by
paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter for
the next 2 years.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.