1.Reports on management of Arlington National
Cemetery
(a)Report on gravesite
discrepanciesNot 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)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)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
definedIn 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
CongressThe 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)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
submittalA 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