S. 1282 · 108th Congress
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of veterans, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bob Graham
- Introduced
- 2003-06-18
- Latest action
- 2003-07-10 · Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify the ten burial service areas in the United States that are most in need of a new national cemetery in order to ensure that 90 percent of the veterans who reside in each such area live within 75 miles of a national cemetery; (2) establish a national cemetery in each identified area; and (3) carry out advance planning in FY 2004 for the establishment of such cemeteries.