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[H.R. 4336 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 351
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4336
[Report No. 114-459, Part I]
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
March 21, 2016
Additional sponsors: Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Farenthold, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Poliquin, Mrs. Noem, Mr.
Schweikert, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Coffman, Mrs.
Comstock, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Olson, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mrs.
Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Bost, Mr. Smith
of Missouri, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Fincher, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Hartzler,
Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Denham, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Rooney of Florida, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rokita, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Dold, Ms. Granger, Ms. Speier, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
California, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Langevin, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia,
Mr. Guinta, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Flores, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Lance, Mr. Poe of Texas,
Mr. Palmer, Ms. Tsongas, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Titus, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Young
of Indiana, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Esty, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Miller of
Michigan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Newhouse, Mr.
McHenry, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. DelBene, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Murphy
of Florida, Mr. Pocan, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Young of
Iowa, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr.
Kline, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Babin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Takano, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Garrett, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Rouzer, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms.
Hahn, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
Deutch, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Mica, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Miss
Rice of New York, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Levin, Mr. Buck, Mr.
Ratcliffe, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Israel, Mr.
Ross, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Carney, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mrs.
Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Walz, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Posey, Mr. Norcross, Mr. DesJarlais,
Mr. Grayson, Mr. Takai, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms.
Bonamici, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Turner, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Hardy, Mr.
Jolly, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Nugent,
Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kind, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Perry, and
Mrs. Bustos
March 21, 2016
Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
March 21, 2016
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
6, 2016]
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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. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY OF
CERTAIN PERSONS WHOSE SERVICE IS DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE
SERVICE.
(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 inurnment in
Arlington National Cemetery with military burial honors in accordance
with section 1491 of title 10.
``(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose
service has been determined 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) as of the date of the enactment of this Act.''.
(b) Applicability.--
(1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to--
(A) the remains of a person that are not formally
interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(B) a person who dies on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Formally interred or inurned defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``formally interred or inurned'' means
interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum,
columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment
capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including--
(1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the
cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity;
and
(2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the
cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative
actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary
determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and
inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well
into the future, including such actions and options with
respect to--
(A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment
and inurnment in the cemetery; and
(B) considerations for additional expansion
opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the
cemetery.
Union Calendar No. 351
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4336
[Report No. 114-459, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 21, 2016
Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment
March 21, 2016
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed