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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