[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 698 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 698

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition 
 against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 31, 2011

  Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition 
 against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, 
                        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. CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST RESERVATION OF 
              GRAVESITES AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2410 the following new section:
``Sec. 2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters
    ``(a) One Gravesite Per Family.--Not more than one gravesite may be 
provided at Arlington National Cemetery to a veteran or member of the 
Armed Forces who is eligible for interment at such cemetery and the 
family members of such veteran or member who are also eligible for 
interment at such cemetery.
    ``(b) Prohibition Against Reservation of Gravesites.--A gravesite 
at Arlington National Cemetery may not be reserved for an individual 
before the death of such individual.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 24 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2410 the following new item:

``2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters.''.
    (c) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        section 2410A of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall 
        apply with respect to all interments at Arlington National 
        Cemetery after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception.--Subsection (b) of such section, as so 
        added, shall not apply with respect to the interment of an 
        individual for whom a written request for a reserved gravesite 
        was submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 
        1962.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
        submit to Congress a report on reservations made for interment 
        at Arlington National Cemetery.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) The number of requests for reservation of a 
                gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery that were 
                submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 
                1, 1962.
                    (B) The number of gravesites at such cemetery that, 
                on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, were reserved in response to such requests.
                    (C) The number of such gravesites that, on the day 
                before the date of the enactment of this Act, were 
                unoccupied.
                    (D) A list of all reservations for gravesites at 
                such cemetery that were extended by individuals 
                responsible for management of such cemetery in response 
                to requests for such reservations made on or after 
                January 1, 1962.
                    (E) A description of the measures that the 
                Secretary is taking to improve the accountability and 
                transparency of the management of gravesite 
                reservations at Arlington National Cemetery.
                    (F) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have 
                for legislative action as the Secretary considers 
                necessary to improve such accountability and 
                transparency.
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