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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7260 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the National Cemetery 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Mr. MACKENZIE (for himself and Mr. MCGARVEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an 
annual report on the National Cemetery Administration, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cemetery Ad-
ministration Annual Report Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMIN-
ISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2415. National Cemetery Administration annual re-
port 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of the National Cemetery Adminis-
tration Annual Report Act of 2026, and on an annual 
basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report on the activities of the Na-
tional Cemetery Administration. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered 
by the report— 
‘‘(1) the total number of interments of remains 
carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) each open national cemetery under 
the control of the National Cemetery Adminis-
tration in which remains were interred; 
‘‘(B) each category of eligible person de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of sec-
tion 2402(a) of this title; and 
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‘‘(C) interments of— 
‘‘(i) casketed remains; and 
‘‘(ii) cremated remains; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the level of customer sat-
isfaction achieved by the Administration; 
‘‘(3) a map of each— 
‘‘(A) national cemetery under the control 
of the Administration; and 
‘‘(B) veterans’ cemetery owned by a State 
or county or on trust land owned by, or held in 
trust for, a tribal organization in receipt of a 
grant under section 2408 of this title; 
‘‘(4) a description of each open national ceme-
tery under the control of the Administration that in-
cludes information with respect to burial options 
available to persons eligible for interment in such a 
national cemetery; 
‘‘(5) the number of veterans interred in a vet-
erans’ cemetery owned by a State or county or on 
trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal or-
ganization in receipt of a grant under section 2408 
of this title; 
‘‘(6) the number of Presidential memorial cer-
tificates, headstones, burial markers, and medallions 
furnished by the Administration, disaggregated by— 
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‘‘(A) each category of eligible person de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of sec-
tion 2402(a) of this title; and 
‘‘(B) cemetery location; 
‘‘(7) a summary of each major construction 
project and minor construction project carried out 
on national cemetery under the control of the Ad-
ministration that was completed during such period; 
‘‘(8) a description of each planned major con-
struction project and minor construction project on 
a national cemetery under the control of the Admin-
istration that is intended to be carried out during 
the first fiscal year beginning after such period; 
‘‘(9) the total number of interments of un-
claimed remains of veterans carried out by the Sec-
retary, disaggregated by each open national ceme-
tery under the control of the Administration; 
‘‘(10) a description of each grant made during 
such period under— 
‘‘(A) section 2408 of this title; and 
‘‘(B) section 1 of Public Law 116–107; 
‘‘(11) for each grant described in paragraph 
(10), a summary of— 
‘‘(A) the recipient of such grant; 
‘‘(B) the amount of such grant; and 
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‘‘(C) the purposes for which such grant is 
or will be used; and 
‘‘(12) any other matters that the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) FORM.—The Secretary shall make each report 
submitted pursuant to subsection (a) available, in digital 
form, on a public internet website of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2414 the following new 
item: 
‘‘2415. National Cemetery Administration annual report’’. 
Æ 
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