[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1071 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1071

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of 
 Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2025

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of 
 Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, 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. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF FERNANDO V. COTA FROM FORT SAM 
              HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TEXAS.

    (a) Disinterment.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disinter 
the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National 
Cemetery, Texas.
    (b) Notification.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not carry 
out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Fernando V. 
Cota.
    (c) Disposition.--After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall--
            (1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in 
        subsection (b); or
            (2) if no such next of kin responds to the notification 
        under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as 
        the Secretary determines appropriate.
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