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Union Calendar No. 351 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4336 

[Report No. 114–459, Part I] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the 

cremated remains of persons who served as Women’s Air Forces Service 

Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2016 

Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. STEWART, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mrs. BLACK, 

Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Ms. 

GABBARD, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. 

WAGNER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. ASHFORD, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. WALORSKI, 

Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. GIBSON, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 21, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HURD of Texas, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mrs. NOEM, 

Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 

COFFMAN, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. LUMMIS, 

Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. OLSON, 

Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. ZINKE, 

Mr. MULLIN, Mr. BOST, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, 

Mr. DENHAM, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. 

FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

DOLD, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 

Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, 

Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. JODY B. HICE of 


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Georgia, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. 

LANCE, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. PALMER, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. EDWARDS, 

Ms. TITUS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 

Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 

RENACCI, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 

MCHENRY, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

MURPHY of Florida, Mr. POCAN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KLINE, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. BABIN, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mrs. 

ROBY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. GARRETT, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

YOHO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. SCHRADER, 

Mr. FORBES, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. COLE, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. HAHN, Ms. 

KELLY of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. MICA, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BUCK, 

Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. EMMER

of Minnesota, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. WALZ, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. POSEY, 

Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. KILMER, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

TURNER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. HARDY, Mr. JOLLY, Ms. 

DELAURO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. NUGENT, 

Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KIND, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. 

PERRY, and Mrs. BUSTOS

MARCH 21, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MARCH 21, 2016 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 6, 2016] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 

burial of the cremated remains of persons who served 

as Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS IN ARLINGTON 

4 NATIONAL CEMETERY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 

5 WHOSE SERVICE IS DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE 

6 SERVICE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2410 of title 38, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 

9 new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 

11 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 

12 cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) 

13 are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery 

14 with military burial honors in accordance with section 

15 1491 of title 10. 

16 ‘‘(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person 

17 whose service has been determined to be active duty service 

18 pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act 

19 of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act.’’. 

21 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub23 section (a) shall apply with respect to— 


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1 (A) the remains of a person that are not 

2 formally interred or inurned as of the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act; and 

4 (B) a person who dies on or after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act. 

6 (2) FORMALLY INTERRED OR INURNED DE7 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘formally in8 terred or inurned’’ means interred or inurned in a 

9 cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or 

10 other similar formal location. 

11 SEC. 2. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL 

12 CEMETERY. 

13 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 

15 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on 

16 Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity 

18 of Arlington National Cemetery, including— 

19 (1) the estimated date that the Secretary deter20 mines the cemetery will reach maximum interment 

21 and inurnment capacity; and 

22 (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of 

23 the cemetery to the United States, recommendations 

24 for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that 

25 the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the 


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1 maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the 

2 cemetery is not reached until well into the future, in3 cluding such actions and options with respect to— 

4 (A) redefining eligibility criteria for inter5 ment and inurnment in the cemetery; and 

6 (B) considerations for additional expansion 

7 opportunities beyond the current boundaries of 

8 the cemetery. 


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Union Calendar No. 351 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4336 

[Report No. 114–459, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 

in Arlington National Cemetery. who served as Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots for the burial of the cremated remains of persons 

MARCH 21, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 

an amendment 

MARCH 21, 2016 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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