Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 26, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including:

the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains;
the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate their interment in such cemeteries;
state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and
recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.

(Sec. 3) The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 is amended to limit FY2016 awards and bonuses to $2 million for VA employees who are members of the Senior Executive Service.

Congress

114

Number

HR - 1338

Introduced on

2015-03-06

# Amendments

Variations and Revisions

11/17/2015

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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced

Introduced to House

House to Vote

Introduced to Senate

Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 26, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains;
the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate their interment in such cemeteries;
state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and
recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.

(Sec. 3) The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 is amended to limit FY2016 awards and bonuses to $2 million for VA employees who are members of the Senior Executive Service.

Alternative Names

Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.