[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5580]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR THE BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE CREMATED 
                       REMAINS OF CERTAIN PERSONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 4336 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4336) to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of 
     the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has 
     been determined to be active service.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ernst 
amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and 
passed, the Ernst title amendment be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3894) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To improve the bill)

       On page 2, line 1, strike ``burial'' and insert 
     ``inurnment''.
       On page 2, line 8, strike ``that'' and insert ``that,''.
       On page 2, line 11, insert ``above ground'' before 
     ``inurnment''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 4336), as amended, was passed.
  The amendment (No. 3895) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To amend the title)

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 38, 
     United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington 
     National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons 
     whose service has been determined to be active service.''.

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