,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #biea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjad,mr4 ,heller introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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   
7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,during each #cj-;day    
period following the date of a request  
made under paragraph 7#a7 concerning a  
deceased veteran1 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  
7#a7 ,not later than ,january #ca of    
each year1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives 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  7#b7 ,each report
 submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include the following3 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 the period described in paragraph
 7#a71 including the covered entity that
 had custody of each deceased veteran4  
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