[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7854]
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  SA 4297. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS JOINT REPORT ON CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 
                   NATIONAL CEMETERY AND ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR 
                   ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to 
     Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a proposal for the construction of a new national 
     cemetery to be--
       (A) capable of providing full military honors; and
       (B) administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
       (2) the assessment of the Secretary of Defense with respect 
     to any revisions that should be made to the revised criteria 
     for interment at Arlington National Cemetery prescribed 
     pursuant to section 598 of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 38 U.S.C. 2402 note) to ensure such criteria 
     recognize exceptional service and honors.
       (b) Limitation on Revisions to Criteria.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may not make any revisions to the revised internment 
     criteria described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) until 
     the Secretary has submitted the report required under such 
     subsection.
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