,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ae1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,kirk 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     
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to ent] into contracts ) fun]al homes to
 ensure ! exp$iti\s & respectful        
provision ( burial & fun]al s]vices =   
indig5t1 deceas$ vet]ans & rema9s (     
deceas$ vet]ans t are unclaim$1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,respectful ,int]m5t =     
,pass+ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4      
,ensur+ exp$iti\s & respectful provision
 ( burial & fun]al s]vices = indig5t1   
deceas$ vet]ans & rema9s ( deceas$      
vet]ans t are unclaim$  7a7 ,contracts =
 burial & fun]al s]vices ,section #bcjb 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7c7 ,! ,secret>y %all ent] 
into a contract "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 ) 

at lea/ "o fun]al home ne> ea* m$ical   
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t = ! exp$iti\s        
provision ( burial & fun]al s]vices =   
deceas$ vet]ans describ$ 9 subsection   
7a74  4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( policy  7#a7 
,policy requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% a policy on ! provision (       
respectful & timely burial ( vet]ans    
describ$ 9 section #bcjb7;a7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,be/    
practices ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t !  
policy e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 is bas$
 on be/ practices us$ 9 ! private       
sector4  7#c7 ,balance ( int]e/s ,9     
e/abli%+ ! policy requir$ by p>agraph   
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all balance ! int]e/s
 ( ! deceas$ 9 id5tify+ ! deceas$'s next
 ( k9 & ! int]e/s ( ! deceas$ 9 hav+ a  
timely burial4  7#d7 ,consultation      
requir$ ,9 e/abli%+ ! policy requir$ by 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult 
) ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,"o or m fun]al       
directors4  7,b7 ,"o or m c\nty coron]s 

or "o or m m$ical exam9]s4  7,c7 ,"o or 
m repres5tatives ( a non-,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs hospital4  7,d7 ,"o or
 m repres5tatives ( a ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical c5t]4  7,e7 ,"o
 or m vet]ans s]vice organizations4     
7#e7 ,tempor>y adoption ( local         
practices ,until ! ,secret>y e/abli%es !
 policy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y %all foll[ ,/ate & local      
gov]nm5t practices ) respect to !       
treatm5t ( unclaim$ rema9s ( deceas$    
vet]ans4  7c7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n less frequ5tly ?an once ea*    
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !       
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report on ! rema9s ( cov]$ vet]ans :o   
di$ 9 ! mo/ rec5tly complet$ cal5d> ye>4
  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ by    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 = ! p]iod   
cov]$ by ! report1 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!   
numb] ( cov]$ vet]ans ^: rema9s 7 9     
morgues ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs4  7,b7 ,= ea* su* vet]an1 !    
foll[+3 7i7 ,! date ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an4

  7ii7 ,! date on :i* ! rema9s 7        
transf]r$ to a fun]al home4  7iii7 ,!   
date ( ! burial ( ! vet]an4  7iv7 ,! sex
 ( ! vet]an4  7v7 ,! date ( ! bir? ( !  
vet]an4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,appropriate committees (         
,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees 
( ,congress means--  7,a7 ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,subcommittee 
on ,milit>y ,con/ruction1 ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,subcommittee on 
,milit>y ,con/ruction1 ,vet]ans ,affairs
 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( ! ,committee on   
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$ vet]an ,! 
t]m cov]$ vet]an means a vet]an describ$
 9 section #bcjb7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,vet]ans s]vice    
organization ,! t]m vet]ans s]vice      
organization means any organization     
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y = !            
repres5tation ( vet]ans "u section #eijb

 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4