II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1822 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 8, 2011 Mr. Heller (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya.

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Exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense shall take whatever actions 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 cannot 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. (c)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the status of the actions under this section. The report shall include an estimate of the date of the completion of the actions undertaken, and to be undertaken, under this section. (d)

Effective date

This section takes effect on the date on which Operation Unified Protector of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), or any successor operation, terminates. (e)

Available funds

The Secretary of Defense shall carry out this section using amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense by Acts enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act.