S. 4949 · 117th Congress
National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022
Law · 117-355 · Jan 5, 2023Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Sep 27, 2022
- Senate Passed Dec 19, 2022
- House Passed Dec 22, 2022
- President To the President Dec 28, 2022
- President Signed Jan 5, 2023
- Law Jan 5, 2023
This act addresses the administration and jurisdiction of national cemeteries.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 5, 2023
National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022
This act addresses the administration and jurisdiction of national cemeteries.
Specifically, the act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a plot or interment allowance for a veteran if the veteran was buried before March 15, 2022, in a cemetery on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization, and the organization that maintains or operates the cemetery applies for such allowance. Such allowance is only authorized if a plot or interment allowance was not already paid for the burial of such veteran.
The act also authorizes the VA to designate green burial sections in national cemeteries (i.e., sections of cemeteries in which the remains of individuals have been prepared for interment in a manner not involving chemicals or embalming fluids and have been interred in a natural manner or completely biodegradable burial receptacle).
The act authorizes the Department of the Army to transfer certain lands to the VA to expand the Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
In addition, the act authorizes the Department of the Interior to transfer certain land to the VA for the land to be used as a national cemetery.
Finally, the act prohibits persons who have committed certain crimes from being interred or memorialized in a cemetery in the National Cemetery Administration or in Arlington National Cemetery.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022
Latest action (Jan 5, 2023): Became Public Law No: 117-355.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 27, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Sep 27, 2022
- Senate Passed Dec 19, 2022
- House Passed Dec 22, 2022
- President To the President Dec 28, 2022
- President Signed Jan 5, 2023
- Law Jan 5, 2023
No recorded floor vote found.