[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1497 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1497

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to take whatever steps may be 
   necessary to exhume and transfer the remains of certain deceased 
  members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2011

 Mr. Rogers of Michigan (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to take whatever steps may be 
   necessary to exhume and transfer the remains of certain deceased 
  members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXHUMATION AND TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES BURIED IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Defense shall take whatever steps may be necessary to--
            (1) exhume the remains of any deceased members of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States buried at a burial site described 
        in subsection (b);
            (2) transfer such remains to an appropriate forensics 
        laboratory to be identified;
            (3) in the case of any remains that are identified, 
        transport the remains to a veterans cemetery located in 
        proximity, as determined by the Secretary, to the closest 
        living family member of the deceased individual or at another 
        cemetery as determined by the Secretary;
            (4) for any member of the Armed Forces whose remains are 
        identified, provide a military funeral and burial; and
            (5) in the case of any remains that are unable to be 
        identified, transport the remains to Arlington National 
        Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
    (b) Burial Sites Described.--The burial sites described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) The mass burial site containing the remains of five 
        United States sailors located in Protestant Cemetery in 
        Tripoli, Libya.
            (2) The mass burial site containing the remains of eight 
        United States sailors located near the walls of the Tripoli 
        Castle in Tripoli, Libya.
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