,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to establish and maintain a    
database that contains up-to-date       
contact information for the next of kin 
of members of the ,armed ,forces under  
the jurisdiction of the ,secretaries of 
the military departments4  #a4 ,database
 of next of kin of deceased members of  
the ,armed ,forces ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall prescribe regulations that        
establish and maintain a database of the
 ,department of ,defense that contains  
up-to-date contact information for the  
next of kin of members of the ,armed    
,forces under the jurisdiction of the   
,secretaries of the military            
departments4 ,such regulations shall    

ensure that-- 7#a7 a commander in a     
grade higher than ,o-#e may access the  
contact information for the next of kin 
of a member who died while a member of  
the unit under the command of such      
commander1 regardless of whether such   
member served under such commander2 and 
7#b7 an individual named in such        
database may-- 7,a7 elect to not be     
contacted by an officer described in    
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 change such   
election at any time4