Sec. 304. STUDY ON PROVISION OF INTERMENTS IN VETERANS’ CEMETERIES DURING WEEKENDS

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## SEC. 304 STUDY ON PROVISION OF INTERMENTS IN VETERANS’ CEMETERIES DURING WEEKENDS ###

(a)Study ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the feasibility and the need for providing increased interments in veterans’ cemeteries on Saturdays and Sundays to meet the needs of surviving family members to properly honor the deceased. ####

(2)Matters included The study under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)The number of requests made for interments in veterans’ cemeteries on a Saturday or a Sunday since January 1, 2007. #####

(B)The number of requests identified under subparagraph

(A)that were granted. #####

(C)An estimate of the number of families that, since January 1, 2007, would have selected a weekend interment if such an interment would have been offered. #####

(D)A review of the practices relating to weekend interments among non-veterans’ cemeteries, including private and municipal cemeteries. #####

(E)A comparison of the costs to veterans’ cemeteries with respect to providing regular interments only during weekdays and such costs for providing regular interments during the weekdays and at least 1 weekend day. #####

(F)Any other information the Secretary determines appropriate. ####

(3)Consultation In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the following: #####

(A)Veterans who are eligible to be interred in a veterans’ cemetery. #####

(B)Family members of a deceased individual interred in a veterans’ cemetery. #####

(C)Veterans service organizations. #####

(D)Associations representing cemetery and funeral home professionals. #####

(E)The heads of agencies of State governments relating to veterans affairs. #####

(F)The directors of the veterans’ cemeteries. #####

(G)Any other person the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(b)Submission Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). ###

(c)Veterans’ Cemeteries Defined In this section, the term “**veterans’ cemeteries**” means the cemeteries of the National Cemetery Administration, veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State, and veterans’ cemeteries owned by a tribal organization.