,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac ,mr4  
,coats 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 &    
,mr4 ,burr7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army to reconsid]   
decisions to int] or honor ! memory ( a 
p]son 9 a national cemet]y1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,alicia ,dawn ,koehl       
,respect = ,national ,cemet]ies ,act4   
#b4 ,au?ority to reconsid] decisions (  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or        
,secret>y ( ! ,army to int] ! rema9s or 
honor ! memory ( a p]son 9 a national   
cemet]y  7a7 ,au?ority ,to reconsid]    
prior decisions ,section #bdaa ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z     
subsection 7e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7d73  7d7 7#a7 ,9 a case describ$ 9     

p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 ! appropriate ,f$]al
 (ficial may reconsid] a decision to--  
7,a7 int] ! rema9s ( a p]son 9 a cemet]y
 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration or
 9 ,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y2 or  7,b7
 honor ! memory ( a p]son 9 a memorial  
area 9 a cemet]y 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y 
,adm9i/ration 7describ$ 9 section       
#bdjc7;a7 ( ?is title7 or 9 su* an area 
9 ,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y 7describ$ 
9 section #bdji7;a7 ( ?is title74  7#b7 
7,a7 ,a case describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is 
a case 9 :i* ! appropriate ,f$]al       
(ficial receives in=mation t a p]son    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may h       
committ$ a ,f$]al capital crime or a    
,/ate capital crime b 0 n convict$ ( su*
 crime by reason ( su* p]son n be+      
available = trial due to dea? or flight 
to avoid prosecution4  7,b7 ,a p]son    
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is a p]son-- 
7i7 ^: rema9s h be5 int]r$ 9 a cemet]y 9
 ! ,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration or 9
 ,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y2 or  7ii7  
^: memory has be5 honor$ 9 a memorial   

area 9 a cemet]y 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y 
,adm9i/ration or 9 su* an area 9        
,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y4  7#c7 7,a7 
,if 9 a case describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !
 appropriate ,f$]al (ficial f9ds1 bas$  
^u a %[+ ( cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce & aft]
 an opportunity = a he>+ 9 a mann]      
prescrib$ by ! appropriate ,f$]al       
(ficial1 t ! p]son _h committ$ a ,f$]al 
capital crime or a ,/ate capital crime b
 _h n be5 convict$ ( su* crime by reason
 ( su* p]son n be+ available = trial due
 to dea? or flight to avoid prosecution1
 ! appropriate ,f$]al (ficial %all      
provide notice to ! deceas$ p]son's next
 ( k9 or o!r p]son au?oriz$ to arrange  
burial or memorialization ( ! deceas$   
p]son ( ! decision ( ! appropriate      
,f$]al (ficial to dis9t] ! rema9s ( !   
deceas$ p]son or to remove a memorial   
head/one or m>k] memorializ+ ! deceas$  
p]son4  7,b7 ,notice "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 %all be provid$ by ! appropriate ,f$]al
 (ficial z foll[s3  7i7 ,by ! ,secret>y 
9 accordance ) section #eajd ( ?is      

title4  7ii7 ,by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 9
 accordance ) su* regulations z !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all prescribe =    
purposes ( ?is subsection4  7#d7 7,a7   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ! next
 ( k9 or o!r p]son au?oriz$ to arrange  
burial or memorialization ( ! deceas$   
p]son %all be all[$ a p]iod ( #fj days f
 ! date ( ! notice requir$ by p>agraph  
7#c7 to file a notice ( disagreem5t ) ! 
,f$]al (ficial t provid$ ! notice4  7,b7
 7i7 ,a notice ( disagreem5t fil$ ) !   
,secret>y "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be   
treat$ z a notice ( disagreem5t fil$ ) !
 ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals "u *apt] #ga
 ( ?is title1 & %all be decid$ by !     
,bo>d 9 accordance ) ! provisions ( t   
*apt]4  7ii7 ,a notice ( disagreem5t    
fil$ ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be decid$ 9       
accordance ) su* regulations z !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all prescribe =    
purposes ( ?is subsection4  7#e7 ,:5 !  
decision ( ! appropriate ,f$]al (ficial 
to dis9t] ! rema9s or remove a memorial 

head/one or m>k] ( ! deceas$ p]son      
becomes f9al ei!r by failure to appeal !
 decision 9 accordance ) p>agraph       
7#d77;,a7 or by a decision pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 ! appropriate ,f$]al
 (ficial may take any ( ! foll[+        
actions3  7,a7 ,dis9t] ! rema9s ( !     
p]son f ! cemet]y 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y
 ,adm9i/ration or 9 ,arl+ton ,national  
,cemet]y & provide = ! reburial or o!r  
appropriate disposition ( ! dis9t]r$    
rema9s 9 a place o!r ?an a cemet]y 9 !  
,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration or 9   
,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y4  7,b7      
,remove f a memorial area 9 a cemet]y 9 
! ,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration or 9 
,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y any memorial
 head/one or m>k] plac$ to honor !      
memory ( ! p]son4  4  7b7 ,applicability
 ,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all
 apply ) respect to any int]m5t or      
memorialization conduct$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs or ! ,secret>y ( !  
,army 9 a cemet]y 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y
 ,adm9i/ration or 9 ,arl+ton ,national  

,cemet]y aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act4  #c4 ,dis9t]m5t ( rema9s ( ,mi*ael
 ,la,shawn ,&]son f ,=t ,cu/] ,national 
,cemet]y  7a7 ,dis9t]m5t ( rema9s ,!    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
dis9t] ! rema9s ( ,mi*ael ,la,shawn     
,&]son f ,=t ,cu/] ,national ,cemet]y4  
7b7 ,notification ( ,next-(-,k9 ,!      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all--    
7#a7 notify ! next-(-k9 ( record =      
,mi*ael ,la,shawn ,&]son ( ! imp5d+     
dis9t]m5t ( 8 rema9s2 &  7#b7 ^u        
dis9t]m5t1 rel9qui% ! rema9s to !       
next-(-k9 ( record = ,mi*ael ,la,shawn  
,&]son or1 if ! next-(-k9 ( record =    
,mi*ael ,la,shawn ,&]son is unavailable1
 arrange = an appropriate disposition ( 
! rema9s4