,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fiba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bc1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,case 7= himself & ,ms4       
,tokuda7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a new national cemet]y 9 ! ,/ate (     
,hawai'i1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,hawai#8i ,national ,cemet]y ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,vet]ans1 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1       
sp\ses1 & dep5d5ts may be eligible =    
burial 9 a national cemet]y pursuant to 
regulations prescrib$ "u section #bdjb (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7  
,accord+ to ! ,national ,cemet]y        
,adm9i/ration ,/rategic ,plan &         
,p]=mance ,goals1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs seeks to ensure t #ie p]c5t ( 
vet]ans live )9 #ge miles ( a national1 
,/ate1 or ,tribal vet]ans cemet]y4  7#c7
 ,! ,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration's  

,long ,range ,plan1 z detail$ 9 ! budget
 submission ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs = fiscal ye> #bjbf1 sets goals 
t seek to improve burial b5efits1       
includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,vet]ans &       
eligible family memb]s w h increas$     
access to burial b5efits4  7,b7 ,m      
vet]ans & eligible family memb]s w use  
su* burial & memorial b5efits4  7,c7    
,vet]ans w be memorializ$ ?r\gh enhanc$ 
tributes befitt+ _! s]vice & sacrifice  
to ! ,nation4  7,d7 ,/akehold]s w place 
great] tru/ 9 ! ,national ,cemet]y      
,adm9i/ration bas$ on enhanc$           
acc\ntability4  7,e7 ,/akehold]s w be   
s]v$ m effici5tly & effectively by      
int]nal capacity ( ! ,national ,cemet]y 
,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,! goals describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#c7 d n acc\nt = vet]ans 9   
,hawai#8i :o pref] to be buri$ 9 a      
national cemet]y ev5 if o!r options     
exi/4 ,hawai#8i's only national cemet]y1
 ! ,national ,memorial ,cemet]y ( !     
,pacific1 has be5 ess5tially clos$ to   
casket$ burials s9ce #aiia & w /op      

accept+ cremat$ rema9s by #bjcf4 ,%\ld a
 vet]an 9 ,hawai#8i pref] an +r\nd      
burial 9 a national cemet]y1 !y are =c$ 
to select a cemet]y at lea/ #b1ejj miles
 away4 ,?is di/ance c create significant
 f9ancial & logi/ical burd5s comp>$ to  
vet]ans 9 ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates1 z  
air travel t is (t5 co/-prohibitive is  
requir$ = casket transportation &       
visitation4  7#e7 ,to ma9ta9 equitable  
access to burial b5efits 9 a national   
cemet]y = vet]ans resid+ 9 ,hawai#8i1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs mu/       
initiate ! con/ruction ( a new national 
cemet]y 9 ,hawai#8i to supplem5t !      
rema9+ columb>ium space at ! ,national  
,memorial ,cemet]y ( ! ,pacific4 ,! "w  
%\ld beg9 imm$iately1 z develop+ a new  
national cemet]y mu/ pass ?r\gh six     
phases & su* a cemet]y c take m ?an     
eight ye>s to con/ruct4  7#f7 ,:ile     
,hawai#8i is home to _m great ,/ate     
,vet]ans ,cemet]ies1 e/abli%m5t ( a new 
national cemet]y w\ld align ) !         
,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration's      

access goals & increase options =       
vet]ans & o!r b5efici>ies 9 ! ,pacific4 
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( new national cemet]y 9
 ! ,/ate ( ,hawai#8i  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,9
 accordance ) *apt] #bd ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a new    
national cemet]y 9 ! ,/ate ( ,hawai#8i4 
7b7 ,site selection ,9 select+ a        
location = ! national cemet]y describ$ 9
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7
 give priority to a location t-- 7,a7 is
 ne> population c5t]s2  7,b7 is         
accessible by exi/+ modes (             
transportation2 &  7,c7 m9imizes        
environm5tal impact2 &  7#b7 consult )--
 7,a7 ! ,gov]nor ( ,hawai#8i2  7,b7     
local repres5tatives ( vet]ans s]vice   
organizations2 &  7,c7 o!r entities !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7c7    
,reports  7#a7 ,pot5tial sites ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  

appropriate congressional committees a  
report id5tify+ sites t ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate = ! national       
cemet]y describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,progress reports ,n lat] ?an two ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft] until ! national       
cemet]y describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is    
op]ational1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report reg>d+ ! e/abli%m5t ( su*        
national cemet]y1 includ+ progress      
reg>d+ ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7,a7 ,site     
selection4  7,b7 ,environm5tal impact   
assessm5t4  7,c7 ,l& acquisition4  7,d7 
,ma/] plann+ & design developm5t4  7,e7 
,prep>ation ( con/ruction docum5ts4     
7,f7 ,aw>d ( con/ruction contracts4     
7,g7 ,completion ( con/ruction4  7,h7   
,beg9n+ ( op]ations4  7d7 ,appropriate  
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 
! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !  

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4