This bill orders the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove the remains of Fernando V. Cota from a national cemetery and notify his family beforehand. It ensures that the remains are handled appropriately after disinterment.
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains. Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.
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