,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad,mr4
 ,hell] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & 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  7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,dur+ ea* #cj-;day p]iod  
foll[+ ! date ( a reque/ made "u        

p>agraph 7#a7 conc]n+ a deceas$ vet]an1 
! ,secret>y %all repeat su* reque/ until
 ! date on :i* ! cov]$ entity confirms  
to ! ,secret>y t ! deceas$ vet]an has   
be5 int]r$4  7b7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,n
 lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca ( ea* ye>1 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on     
deceas$ vet]ans :o 7 int]r$ aft] !      
#cj-;day p]iod foll[+ ! date on :i* !   
,secret>y made a reque/ "u subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,ea* report submitt$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,dur+ ! ye> prior to ! ye> 9 :i* ! 
report is submitt$1 ! numb] ( deceas$   
vet]ans :o 7 n int]r$ dur+ ! p]iod      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ !     
cov]$ entity t _h cu/ody ( ea* deceas$  
vet]an4  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