,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,royce 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hahn7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to ensure t ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs is in=m$ ( ! int]m5t (
 deceas$ vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]ans ,dignifi$ ,burial ,act4  #b4   
,in=mation conc]n+ s*$ul$ int]m5ts (    
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #bd ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#bdae4 ,in=mation conc]n+ s*$ul$        
int]m5ts  7a7 ,s*$ul$ int]m5t ,at ! same
 "t t ! ,secret>y confirms to a cov]$   
entity ! vet]an /atus ( a deceas$ vet]an
 9 ! cu/ody ( ! cov]$ entity1 !         
,secret>y %all reque/ f ! cov]$ entity !
 specific date ( ! s*$ul$ int]m5t ( !   
deceas$ vet]an4 ,dur+ ea* #cj-;day p]iod
 foll[+ ! date ( su* reque/1 ! ,secret>y

 %all repeat su* reque/ until ! date on 
:i* ! cov]$ entity confirms to !        
,secret>y t ! deceas$ vet]an has be5    
int]r$4  7b7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an 
,janu>y #ca ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate a report on deceas$ vet]ans :o 7
 int]r$ aft] ! #cj-;day p]iod foll[+ !  
date on :i* ! ,secret>y made a reque/ "u
 subsection 7a74 ,su* report %all       
include--  7#a7 dur+ ! ye> prior to !   
ye> 9 :i* ! report is submitt$1 ! numb] 
( deceas$ vet]ans :o 7 n int]r$ dur+ su*
 p]iod1 includ+ ! cov]$ entity t _h     
cu/ody ( ea* deceas$ vet]an2 &  7#b7 !  
numb] ( su* deceas$ vet]ans :o1 z ( !   
date ( ! report1 are n yet int]r$1      
includ+ ! cov]$ entity t has cu/ody (   
ea* deceas$ vet]an4  7c7 ,cov]$ entity  
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ entity
 means a local m$ical exam9]1 fun]al    
director1 c\nty s]vice gr\p1 or o!r     
simil> entity4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*   

*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #bdad ! foll[+ new    
item3  #bdae4 ,in=mation conc]n+ s*$ul$ 
int]m5ts4  4