,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #g1 #bjbc,mrs4
 ,mc,clain 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1
 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4
 ,ross1 and ,mr4 ,wittman7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans'         
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to expand or otherwise modify  
an existing national cemetery to ensure 
that full military honors are provided  
at such cemetery1 to require the        
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
jointly submit to ,congress a report    
containing a proposal to increase       
national cemetery capacity and an       

assessment of the criteria for interment
 at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,expanding ,america's ,national         
,cemetery ,act of #bjbc4  #b4           
,modification of existing national      
cemetery to continue provision of full  
military honors  7a7 ,in general ,before
 ,arlington ,national ,cemetery reaches 
capacity1 the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall expand or otherwise      
modify a national cemetery described in 
subsection 7b7 to ensure that full      
military honors are provided at such    
cemetery-- 7#a7 in a manner that is     
consistent with the full military honors
 provided for interment in ,arlington   
,national ,cemetery as of ,march #ca1   
#bjbc2 and  7#b7 using the eligibility  
criteria in effect as of ,march #ca1    
#bjbc1 for providing full military      
honors for interment in ,arlington      
,national ,cemetery4  7b7 ,national     
cemetery described ,a national cemetery 

described in this subsection is a       
national cemetery that is-- 7#a7 in use 
as of the date of the enactment of this 
,act2 and  7#b7 under the control of the
 ,national ,cemetery ,administration4   
#c4 ,report on criteria for interment in
 ,arlington ,national ,cemetery and     
proposal to increase national cemetery  
capacity ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense and the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
jointly submit to ,congress a report    
that contains each of the following3    
7#a7 ,a proposal to increase national   
cemetery capacity through the expansion 
or modification of a national cemetery  
described in section #b7;b7 that has1 or
 will have1 the capacity to provide full
 military honors4  7#b7 ,the assessment 
of the ,secretary of ,defense1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,army1 with respect to any revisions    
that should be made to the revised      
criteria for interment in ,arlington    

,national ,cemetery prescribed pursuant 
to section #eih of the ,john ,s4        
,mc,cain ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #bdjb note7 in order to ensure
 that such criteria recognize           
exceptional service and honors4  7#c7   
,an assessment of how the revised       
criteria described in paragraph 7#b7    
will affect-- 7,a7 women2  7,b7 veterans
 who served in non-combat occupations as
 members of the ,armed ,forces2  7,c7   
veterans who did not serve in combat as 
members of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,d7
 such other groups as the ,secretaries  
consider relevant4