,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,johnson of ,ohio introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
concerned to pursue a claim against an  
entity hired by the ,secretary concerned
 to return the personal effects of a    
deceased member of the ,armed ,forces to
 the next of kin4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,spc    
,christian ,ward ,act4  #b4 ,claims     
relating to the return of personal      
effects of a deceased member of the     
,armed ,forces ,section #adhb7;a7 of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#aa7 7,a7    
,delivery of personal effects of a      
decedent to the next of kin or other    
appropriate person4  7,b7 ,if the       
,secretary concerned enters into an     

agreement with an entity to carry out   
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary       
concerned shall pursue a claim against  
such entity that arises from the failure
 of such entity to carry out such       
subparagraph4  7,c7 ,if an entity       
described in subparagraph 7,b7 fails to 
carry out subparagraph 7,a7 because of  
the loss or destruction of the personal 
effects of a decedent1 the ,secretary   
concerned shall reimburse the next of   
kin or other appropriate person the     
amount of the value of such personal    
effects4  4