PUBLIC LAW 111–339—DEC. 22, 2010 124 STAT. 3591 

Public Law 111–339 

111th Congress 

An Act 

To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. REPORTS ON MANAGEMENT OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL 

CEMETERY. 

(a) REPORT ON GRAVESITE DISCREPANCIES.—Not later than one 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

of the Army shall submit to the committees of Congress specified 

in subsection (c) a report setting forth an accounting of the 

gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. The accounting 

shall— 

(1) specify whether gravesite locations at Arlington 

National Cemetery are correctly identified, labeled, and occupied; and 

(2) set forth a plan of action, including the resources 

required and a proposed schedule, to implement remedial 

actions to address deficiencies identified pursuant to the 

accounting. 

(b) GAO REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection (c) a report on the management and oversight 

of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) The number, dollar amount, and duration of current 

contracts at Arlington National Cemetery over the simplified acquisition threshold. 

(B) The number, dollar amount, and duration of current 

contracts for automation of burial operations at Arlington 

National Cemetery, including contracts relating to the Total 

Cemetery Management System (TCMS), the Geographic 

Information System (GIS), the Interment Scheduling 

System (ISS), the Interment Management System (IMS), 

and new or modified versions of the Burial Operations 

Support System (BOSS) of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

(C) An assessment of the management and oversight 

by the Executive Director of the Army National Cemeteries 

Program of the contracts covered by subparagraphs (A) 

and (B), including the use of and actions taken for that 

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purpose by the Corps of Engineers and the National Capital 

Region Contracting Center of the Army Contracting Command. 

(D) An assessment of the actions taken by the Executive Director of the Army National Cemeteries Program 

in response to the findings and recommendations of the 

Inspector General of the Army in the report entitled 

‘‘Report of Investigation and Special Inspection of Arlington 

National Cemetery Final Report (Case 10–04)’’, dated June 

9, 2010. 

(E) An assessment of the implementation of the following: 

(i) Army Directive 2010–04 on Enhancing the 

Operations and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program, dated June 10, 2010, including, without limitation, an evaluation of the sufficiency of all 

contract management and oversight procedures, current and planned information and technology systems, 

applications, and contracts, current organizational 

structure and manpower, and compliance with and 

execution of all plans, reviews, studies, evaluations, 

and requirements specified in the Army Directive. 

(ii) The recommendations and actions proposed by 

the Army National Cemeteries Advisory Commission 

with respect to Arlington National Cemetery. 

(F) An assessment of the adequacy of current practices 

at Arlington National Cemetery to provide information, 

outreach, and support to families of individuals buried 

at Arlington National Cemetery regarding procedures to 

detect and correct current errors in burials at Arlington 

National Cemetery. 

(G) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability 

of transferring jurisdiction of Arlington National Cemetery 

and the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home 

National Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 

the sharing of jurisdiction of such facilities between the 

Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

(3) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD DEFINED.—In this 

subsection, the term ‘‘simplified acquisition threshold’’ has the 

meaning provided that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403). 

(c) SPECIFIED COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The committees of 

Congress specified in this subsection are— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

(d) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMY DIRECTIVE ON ARMY

NATIONAL CEMETERIES PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall submit 

to the appropriate committees of Congress reports on execution 

of and compliance with Army Directive 2010–04 on Enhancing 

the Operations and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries 


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PUBLIC LAW 111–339—DEC. 22, 2010 124 STAT. 3593 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3860: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 15, 16, considered and passed House. 

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Program, dated June 10, 2010. Each such report shall include, 

for the preceding 270 days or year (as applicable), a description 

and assessment of the following: 

(A) Execution of and compliance with every section 

of the Army Directive for Arlington National Cemetery, 

including, without limitation, an evaluation of the sufficiency of all contract management and oversight procedures, current and planned information and technology 

systems, applications, and contracts, current organizational 

structure and manpower, and compliance with and execution of all plans, reviews, studies, evaluations, and requirements specified in the Army Directive. 

(B) The adequacy of current practices at Arlington 

National Cemetery to provide information, outreach, and 

support to families of those individuals buried at Arlington 

National Cemetery regarding procedures to detect and correct current errors in burials at Arlington National Cemetery. 

(2) PERIOD AND FREQUENCY OF SUBMITTAL.—A report 

required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 

270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

every year thereafter for the next 2 years. 

Approved December 22, 2010. 


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