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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,r\nds 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
enhance ! transp>5cy ( ! ,national      
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,hone/ ,op]ations = ,national       
,cemet]y ,report+ ,act ( #bjbe or !     
,,honor ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,int]m5t    
s*$ule availability at cemet]ies "u !   
control ( ! ,national ,cemet]y          
,adm9i/ration  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ma9ta91 on ! publicly accessible website
 l&+ page ( ! ,national ,cemet]y        
,adm9i/ration1 a spread%eet or simil>   
docum5t display+ ! mo/ rec5t int]m5t    
s*$ule availability = ea* op]ational    
cemet]y "u ! control ( ! ,national      
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration4  7b7            

,implem5tation  ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #abj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 make ! spread%eet or simil>       
docum5t describ$ 9 subsection 7b7       
available z requir$ by su* subsection2 &
  7#b7 once e #cj days !reaft]1 update  
su* spread%eet or simil> docum5t4  7c7  
,def9ition ( int]m5t s*$ule availability
  ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress a propos$ def9ition = ! t]m   
int]m5t s*$ule availability t--  7#a7   
g5]ally means ! numb] ( bus9ess days    
betwe5 ! e/abli%m5t ( a case = a deceas$
 individual & ! fir/ availability = !   
int]m5t ( ! individual2 &  7#b7 takes   
into acc\nt ! ability to meet ! family's
 pref]r$ dates1 days ( ! week1 & times =
 s*$ul+ ! int]m5t4  7d7  ,report on     
hi/orical data  ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ,congress a report on data =  

int]m5t s*$ule availability dur+ !      
five-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date on :i* !  
report is submitt$4  #c4  ,cu/om] s]vice
 surveys  7a7  ,am]ican ,cu/om]         
,satisfaction ,index survey  7#a7  ,s5se
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 ! ,national ,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration %\ld
 cont9ue to p>ticipate 9 ! ,am]ican     
,cu/om] ,satisfaction ,index survey4    
7#b7  ,notice to ,congress  ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days be=e ! date on :i* ! ,national 
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration does n p>ticipate
 9 an ,am]ican ,cu/om] ,satisfaction    
,index survey1 ! ,"u ,secret>y =        
,memorial ,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all notify ,congress 
( su* non-p>ticipation4  7b7  ,national 
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration surveys  7#a7  ,9
 g5]al  ,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,memorial    
,affairs %all cont9ue to-- 7,a7 adm9i/] 
! cu/om] s]vice survey ( ! ,national    
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration to vet]ans1      
families1 & fun]al homes ?r\gh ongo+    
survey activities2 &  7,b7 publi% !     
results ( su* survey4  7#b7 ,submittal  

to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj days be=e !
 date on :i* any *ange is made to !     
survey describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+
 ) respect to me?odology1 p>ticipants1  
or scope1 ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,memorial   
,affairs %all submit to ,congress a     
description ( su* *ange4