[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4336 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4336
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the
cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service
Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2016
Ms. McSally (for herself, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Black, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Gabbard, Mr.
Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Pearce, Mr.
Ashford, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr.
Donovan, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Gibson, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) 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 amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the
cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service
Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Women Airforce Service Pilot
Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act.''.
SEC. 2. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS OF WOMEN'S AIR FORCES SERVICE PILOTS
IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) In General.--Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that under such
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any
person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for interment in
Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
``(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose
service as a member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots is
considered to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI
Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-202; 38 U.S.C. 106
note).''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to a person who dies before, on, or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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