,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjac,mr4 ,toomey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to conduct a study on matters  
relating to the claiming and interring  
of unclaimed remains of veterans1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,dignified ,interment of ,our ,veterans 
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs study on matters     
relating to claiming and interring      
unclaimed remains of veterans  7a7      
,study and report required ,not later   
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall-- 7#a7      
complete a study on matters relating to 
the identification1 claiming1 and       
interring of unclaimed remains of       

veterans2 and  7#b7 submit to ,congress 
a report on the findings of the         
,secretary with respect to the study    
required under paragraph 7#a74  7b7     
,matters studied ,the matters studied   
under subsection 7a77#a7 shall include  
the following3 7#a7 ,determining the    
scope of issues relating to unclaimed   
remains of veterans1 including an       
estimate of the number of unclaimed     
remains of veterans on the day before   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,assessing the effectiveness of the
 procedures of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs for claiming and     
interring unclaimed remains of veterans4
  7#c7 ,identifying and assessing ,state
 and local laws that affect the ability 
of the ,secretary to identify1 claim1   
and inter unclaimed remains of veterans4
  7#d7 ,developing recommendations for  
such legislative or administrative      
action as the ,secretary considers      
appropriate4