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Calendar No. 221

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 695

[Report No. 106–113]

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery

for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 24, 1999

Mr. CLELAND (for himself and Mr. COVERDELL) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

JULY 20, 1999

Reported by Mr. SPECTER, with an amendment and an amendment to the title

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

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a

national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia,

metropolitan area.

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

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs

5 shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38,
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1 United States Code, a national cemetery in the Atlanta,

2 Georgia, metropolitan area to serve the needs of veterans

3 and their families.

4 (b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before

5 selecting the site for the national cemetery established

6 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—

7 (1) appropriate officials of the State of Georgia

8 and local officials of the Atlanta, Georgia, metropoli9 tan area; and

10 (2) appropriate officials of the United States,

11 including the Administrator of General Services,

12 with respect to land belonging to the United States

13 in that area that would be suitable to establish the

14 national cemetery under subsection (a).

15 (c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit

17 to Congress a report on the establishment of the national

18 cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth

19 a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the

20 costs associated with such establishment.

21 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs

23 shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38,

24 United States Code, the following:
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1 (1) A national cemetery in the Atlanta, Georgia,

2 metropolitan area to serve the needs of veterans and

3 their families.

4 (2) A national cemetery in Southwestern Penn5 sylvania to serve the needs of veterans and their fami6 lies.

7 (3) A national cemetery in the Miami, Florida,

8 metropolitan area to serve the needs of veterans and

9 their families.

10 (b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITES.—Before

11 selecting the sites for the national cemeteries to be estab12 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult

13 with—

14 (1) in the case of the national cemetery to be es15 tablished under paragraph (1) of that subsection, ap16 propriate officials of the State of Georgia and appro17 priate officials of local governments in the Atlanta,

18 Georgia, metropolitan area;

19 (2) in the case of the national cemetery to be es20 tablished under paragraph (2) of that subsection, ap21 propriate officials of the State of Pennsylvania and

22 appropriate officials of local governments in South23 western Pennsylvania;

24 (3) in the case of the national cemetery to be es25 tablished under paragraph (3) of that subsection, ap-
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1 propriate officials of the State of Florida and appro2 priate officials of local governments in the Miami,

3 Florida, metropolitan area; and

4 (4) appropriate officials of the United States, in5 cluding the Administrator of General Services, with

6 respect to land belonging to the United States that

7 would be suitable as a location for the establishment

8 of each such national cemetery.

9 (c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date of

10 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con11 gress a report on the establishment of the national ceme12 teries under subsection (a). The report shall set forth a

13 schedule for the establishment of each such cemetery and

14 an estimate of the costs associated with the establishment

15 of each such cemetery.

Amend the title to read as follows: ‘‘A Bill To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area, in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and in the

Miami, Florida, metropolitan area.’’.

Calendar No. 221

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 695

[Report No. 106–113]

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to esAtlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area. tablish a national cemetery for veterans in the

JULY 20, 1999

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the

title