,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,royce 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4     
,hahn1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 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 (
 unclaim$ 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+ int]m5ts (
 unclaim$ deceas$ 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+ int]m5ts ( unclaim$ deceas$     
vet]ans  7a7 ,s*$ul$ int]m5t ,at ! same 
"t t ! ,secret>y confirms to a cov]$    
entity ! eligibility ( an unclaim$      
deceas$ vet]an to burial b5efits1 !     
,secret>y %all reque/ f ! cov]$ entity !
 s*$ul$ date ( ! int]m5t ( ! unclaim$   

deceas$ vet]an4 ,if ! cov]$ entity does 
n provide to ! ,secret>y su* a s*$ul$   
date1 ! ,secret>y %all repeat su* reque/
 dur+ ea* p]iod n exce$+ #cj days1 z    
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y1     
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y     
makes su* initial reque/ & end+ on !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y confirms ei!r   
su* s*$ul$ date or ! date on :i* !      
vet]an 0 int]r$4  7b7 ,annual report ,n 
lat] ?an ,m>* #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on  
unclaim$ deceas$ vet]ans :o 7 int]r$    
aft] ! #cj-;day p]iod foll[+ ! date on  
:i* ! ,secret>y made an initial reque/  
reg>d+ su* vet]an "u subsection 7a74    
,su* report %all include--  7#a7 dur+ ! 
ye> prior to ! ye> 9 :i* ! report is    
submitt$1 ! numb] ( unclaim$ deceas$    
vet]ans 9 ea* ,/ate cov]$ by a reque/   
made "u subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 ( !     
numb] ( vet]ans describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a7-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( vet]ans :o 7 n    

int]r$ dur+ su* #cj-;day p]iod2 &  7,b7 
! numb] ( vet]ans = :om a s*$ul$ int]m5t
 date 0 provid$ by ! cov]$ entity to !  
,secret>y b ! int]m5t did n occur z s   
s*$ul$4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,! t]m burial b5efits means       
b5efits provid$ by ! ,secret>y "u *apt] 
#bc ( ?is title ) respect to fun]al     
exp5ses1 ! furni%+ ( a casket or urn1 or
 transportation4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$     
entity means a local coron]1 m$ical     
exam9]1 public adm9i/rator1 fun]al      
director1 c\nty vet]ans s]vice (fic]1   
vet]ans s]vice organization1 or o!r     
entity :o take responsibility = burial  
arrangem5ts ( an unclaim$ deceas$       
vet]an4  7#c7 ,! t]m unclaim$ deceas$   
vet]an means a deceas$ vet]an ) respect 
to :om ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !re is no 
next ( k9 or o!r p]son claim+ ! body ( !
 deceas$ vet]an4  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+    

int]m5ts ( unclaim$ deceas$ vet]ans4  4