An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

Bill: 114-hr-4336
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2016-01-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Congressional oversight

Veterans' organizations and recognition

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-20
text: Became Public Law No: 114-158.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots are eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.</p>

action_date: 2016-03-21
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p>(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military burial honors.</p> <p> Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date. </p> <p>(Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including: </p> <ul> <li> the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and </li> <li> recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.</li></ul>

action_date: 2016-03-22
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. </p> <p> Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date. </p> <p>(Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including: </p> <ul> <li>the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and </li> <li>recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2016-05-10
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. </p> <p> Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date. </p> <p>(Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including: </p> <ul> <li>the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and </li> <li>recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.</li></ul>

action_date: 2016-05-20
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. </p> <p> Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date. </p> <p>(Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including: </p> <ul> <li>the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and </li> <li>recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4336 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act. . 2. Burial of cremated remains of Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery (a) In general Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. (2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service as a member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots is considered to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note). . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a person who dies before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4336 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

1. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service (a) In general Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10. (2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Applicability (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to— (A) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) a person who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Formally interred or inurned defined In this subsection, the term formally interred or inurned means interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location. 2. Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— (1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to— (A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and (B) considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 351 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4336 [Report No. 114–459, Part I] 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 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. Gutiérrez , 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.

1. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service (a) In general Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military burial honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10. (2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. . (b) Applicability (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to— (A) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) a person who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Formally interred or inurned defined In this subsection, the term formally interred or inurned means interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location. 2. Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— (1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to— (A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and (B) considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

March 21, 2016 Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 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

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4336 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

1. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service (a) In general Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10. (2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Applicability (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to— (A) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) a person who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Formally interred or inurned defined In this subsection, the term formally interred or inurned means interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location. 2. Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— (1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to— (A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and (B) considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 4336 In the Senate of the United States, May 10, 2016. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4336) entitled An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service. , do pass with the following (1) On page 2, line 1, strike Burial and insert Inurnment . (2) On page 2, line 8, strike that and insert that, . (3) On page 2, line 11, insert above ground before inurnment .

Amend the title so as to read: An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service. .

Secretary

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 4336 AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

1. Inurnment of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery of certain persons whose service is deemed to be active service (a) In general Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10. (2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Applicability (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to— (A) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) a person who dies on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Formally interred or inurned defined In this subsection, the term formally interred or inurned means interred or inurned in a cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or other similar formal location. 2. Report on capacity of Arlington National Cemetery Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— (1) the estimated date that the Secretary determines the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of the cemetery to the United States, recommendations for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the cemetery is not reached until well into the future, including such actions and options with respect to— (A) redefining eligibility criteria for interment and inurnment in the cemetery; and (B) considerations for additional expansion opportunities beyond the current boundaries of the cemetery.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.