,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bcg  #aad?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #acch 
,report ,no4 #aad-cab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,%u/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1   
,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1   
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4   
,rigell1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1    
,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4      
,yoho1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4     
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,nug5t7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs     
,octob] #bf1 #bjae ,additional sponsors3
 ,mr4 ,a%=d1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4      
,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 
,mr4 ,kl9e1 ,mr4 ,ro?fus1 ,mr4 ,rice (  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4        
,meehan1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,hunt]1 ,mr4 
,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (     
,mi*igan1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,murphy (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,johnson

 ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1    
,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mrs4 ,mimi   
,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (    
,florida1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,wilson (
 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4       
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,d5t1 ,mr4 ,"y (
 ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 
,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,fattah1
 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4       
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,frankel 
( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 
,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri1    
,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,franks (
 ,arizona1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4
 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1
 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick     
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1  
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1  
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4       
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mrs4

 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,zeld91 ,mr4 ,langev91    
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,?ornb]ry1 ,mr4      
,lip9ski1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 
& ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton  ,octob] #bf1   
#bjae ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
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 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike 
out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !  
"p pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$   
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,m>* #f1 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to       
conduct a /udy on matt]s relat+ to !    
burial ( unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans 9    
national cemet]ies1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dignifi$ ,int]m5t ( ,our ,vet]ans    
,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs /udy on matt]s relat+ to burial
 ( unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans 9 national 
cemet]ies  7a7 ,/udy & report requir$ ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all--  7#a7 complete 
a /udy on matt]s relat+ to ! int]r+ (   

unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans 9 national    
cemet]ies "u ! control ( ! ,national    
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#b7 submit  
to ,congress a report on ! f9d+s ( !    
,secret>y ) respect to ! /udy requir$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,matt]s /udi$ ,!   
matt]s /udi$ "u subsection 7a77#a7 %all 
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,det]m9+ ! scope 
( issues relat+ to unclaim$ rema9s (    
vet]ans1 includ+ an e/imate ( ! numb] ( 
unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans4  7#b7        
,assess+ ! effectiv5ess ( ! proc$ures ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = work+ 
) p]sons or entities hav+ cu/ody (      
unclaim$ rema9s to facilitate int]m5t ( 
unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans 9 national    
cemet]ies "u ! control ( ! ,national    
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,assess+  
,/ate & local laws t affect ! ability ( 
! ,secret>y to int] unclaim$ rema9s (   
vet]ans 9 national cemet]ies "u !       
control ( ! ,national ,cemet]y          
,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,develop+          
recomm5dations = su* legislative or     
adm9i/rative action z ! ,secret>y       

consid]s appropriate4  7c7 ,me?odology  
7#a7 ,numb] ( unclaim$ rema9s ,9 e/imat+
 ! numb] ( unclaim$ rema9s ( vet]ans "u 
subsection 7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y may     
review su* subset ( applicable entities 
z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate1     
includ+ a subset ( fun]al homes & coron]
 (fices t possess unclaim$ vet]ans      
rema9s4  7#b7 ,assessm5t ( ,/ate & local
 laws ,9 assess+ ,/ate & local laws "u  
subsection 7b77#c71 ! ,secret>y may     
assess su* sample ( applicable ,/ate &  
local laws z ! ,secret>y consid]s       
appropriate 9 lieu ( review+ all        
applicable ,/ate & local laws4  #c4     
,limitation on aw>ds & bonuses paid to  
s5ior executive employees ( ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #gje ( !     
,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &             
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc note7 
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 1 ( :i*1 dur+ fiscal   
ye> #bjaf1 n m ?an an aggregate am\nt ( 
#b1jjj1jjj may be paid to employees ( ! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o are    
memb]s ( ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice44  
,octob] #bf1 #bjae ,report$ ) an        
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$