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)]

<DOC>






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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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>