National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7260 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7260

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 27, 2026

Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2415. National Cemetery Administration annual report ``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the activities of the National Cemetery Administration. ``(b) Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report-- ``(1) the total number of interments of remains carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by-- ``(A) each open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration in which remains were interred; ``(B) each category of eligible person described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 2402(a) of this title; and ``(C) interments of-- ``(i) casketed remains; and ``(ii) cremated remains; ``(2) an assessment of the level of customer satisfaction achieved by the Administration; ``(3) a map of each-- ``(A) national cemetery under the control of the Administration; and ``(B) veterans' cemetery owned by a State or county or on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization in receipt of a grant under section 2408 of this title; ``(4) a description of each open national cemetery under the control of the Administration that includes information with respect to burial options available to persons eligible for interment in such a national cemetery; ``(5) the number of veterans interred in a veterans' cemetery owned by a State or county or on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization in receipt of a grant under section 2408 of this title; ``(6) the number of Presidential memorial certificates, headstones, burial markers, and medallions furnished by the Administration, disaggregated by-- ``(A) each category of eligible person described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of section 2402(a) of this title; and ``(B) cemetery location; ``(7) a summary of each major construction project and minor construction project carried out on national cemetery under the control of the Administration that was completed during such period; ``(8) a description of each planned major construction project and minor construction project on a national cemetery under the control of the Administration that is intended to be carried out during the first fiscal year beginning after such period; ``(9) the total number of interments of unclaimed remains of veterans carried out by the Secretary, disaggregated by each open national cemetery under the control of the Administration; ``(10) a description of each grant made during such period under-- ``(A) section 2408 of this title; and ``(B) section 1 of Public Law 116-107; ``(11) for each grant described in paragraph (10), a summary of-- ``(A) the recipient of such grant; ``(B) the amount of such grant; and ``(C) the purposes for which such grant is or will be used; and ``(12) any other matters that the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(c) Form.--The Secretary shall make each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) available, in digital form, on a public internet website of the Department.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2414 the following new item:

``2415. National Cemetery Administration annual report''. <all>