,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,royce 7for himself and ,ms4 ,hahn7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to ensure that the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs is informed of the   
interment of deceased veterans1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,veterans      
,dignified ,burial ,act4  #b4           
,information concerning scheduled       
interments of veterans  7a7 ,in general 
,chapter #bd of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bdae4 ,information concerning scheduled
 interments  7a7 ,scheduled interment   
,at the same time that the ,secretary   
confirms to a covered entity the veteran
 status of a deceased veteran in the    
custody of the covered entity1 the      

,secretary shall request from the       
covered entity the specific date of the 
scheduled interment of the deceased     
veteran4 ,during each #cj-;day period   
following the date of such request1 the 
,secretary shall repeat such request    
until the date on which the covered     
entity confirms to the ,secretary that  
the deceased veteran has been interred4 
7b7 ,annual report ,not later than      
,january #ca of each year1 the          
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a report on deceased veterans   
who were interred after the #cj-;day    
period following the date on which the  
,secretary made a request under         
subsection 7a74 ,such report shall      
include--  7#a7 during the year prior to
 the year in which the report is        
submitted1 the number of deceased       
veterans who were not interred during   
such period1 including the covered      
entity that had custody of each deceased

 veteran2 and  7#b7 the number of such  
deceased veterans who1 as of the date of
 the report1 are not yet interred1      
including the covered entity that has   
custody of each deceased veteran4  7c7  
,covered entity defined ,in this        
section1 the term covered entity means a
 local medical examiner1 funeral        
director1 county service group1 or other
 similar entity4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bdad the following new item3   
#bdae4 ,information concerning scheduled
 interments4  4