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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6503 
To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2010 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To require reports on the management of Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 com-
mittees of Congress specified in subsection (c) a report 
setting forth an accounting of the gravesites at Arlington 
National Cemetery, Virginia. The accounting shall— 
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(1) specify whether gravesite locations at Ar-
lington National Cemetery are correctly identified, 
labeled, and occupied; and 
(2) set forth a plan of action, including the re-
sources required and a proposed schedule, to imple-
ment remedial actions to address deficiencies identi-
fied 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 sub-
mit to the committees of Congress specified in sub-
section (c) a report on the management and over-
sight of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The number, dollar amount, and dura-
tion of current contracts at Arlington National 
Cemetery over the simplified acquisition thresh-
old. 
(B) The number, dollar amount, and dura-
tion of current contracts for automation of bur-
ial operations at Arlington National Cemetery, 
including contracts relating to the Total Ceme-
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tery Management System (TCMS), the Geo-
graphic Information System (GIS), the Inter-
ment Scheduling System (ISS), the Interment 
Management System (IMS), and new or modi-
fied 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), includ-
ing the use of and actions taken for that pur-
pose by the Corps of Engineers and the Na-
tional 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 Arling-
ton National Cemetery Final Report (Case 10– 
04)’’, dated June 9, 2010. 
(E) An assessment of the implementation 
of the following: 
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(i) Army Directive 2010–04 on En-
hancing 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 informa-
tion 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 Ar-
lington National Cemetery. 
(F) An assessment of the adequacy of cur-
rent practices at Arlington National Cemetery 
to provide information, outreach, and support 
to families of individuals buried at Arlington 
National Cemetery regarding procedures to de-
tect and correct current errors in burials at Ar-
lington National Cemetery. 
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(G) An assessment of the feasibility and 
advisability of transferring jurisdiction of Ar-
lington National Cemetery and the United 
States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National 
Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and an assessment of the feasibility and 
advisability of the sharing of jurisdiction of 
such facilities between the Department of De-
fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘simplified ac-
quisition threshold’’ has the meaning provided that 
term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment 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. 
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(d) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMY DIREC-
TIVE ON ARMY NATIONAL CEMETERIES PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress reports on execution of and compliance with 
Army Directive 2010–04 on Enhancing the Oper-
ations and Oversight of the Army National Ceme-
teries Program, dated June 10, 2010. Each such re-
port 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 Arling-
ton National Cemetery, including, without limi-
tation, an evaluation of the sufficiency of all 
contract management and oversight procedures, 
current and planned information and tech-
nology 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 infor-
mation, outreach, and support to families of 
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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 sub-
mitted not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter for 
the next 2 years. 
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