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B-173832 1 (1975-08-01)

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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                         WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548

                                                            1S   1 976

 1-173832




 The Honorable Ceorge E. Danielson, Chairman
 Sibcomnittee on Ceoeteries and Burial Benefits
 Committee on Veterans' Affaira
 House of representatives

 Dear Mr. Chairman:

      Your letter of May 23, 1975, requests our opinion as to whether
 the existing provisions of the National Cometeries Act of 1973,
 approved June 18, 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-43,87  Stat. 75, are sufficient
 to authorize the appropriation of funds either for operation and
 paintenance or for the establishment of additional ecaeteries.  You
 express particular interest in these issues as they relate to plans
 by the Veterans Administration (VA) to expand the National Cometary
 System by establishing 11 nev rogional national cemeteries.  You
 also request any recomnendations that we may have regardino appro-
 priate authorizing language, should additional legislation be
 considered.

      The National Cameterios Act of 1973 transferred jurisdiction over
 most national cemeteries from the Department of the Army to the VA
 under a new chapter 24'of title 38, United States Code.  The following
 new sections of 38 United States Code (Supp.- III, 1973) are particularly
 relevant to the issues presentedt

      1 1000.  Establishment of National Cemetery System;
           composition of such system; appointment of director.

           (a)  There shall be within the Veterans' Admin-
      tetration a National Cemetery System for the interment
      of deceased servicemen and veterans.  To assist him
      in carrying out his responsibilities in administering
      the cometeriOe within the System, the Administrator
      way appoint a Director, National Cemetery Systcrn, who
      shall perform such functions as may be assigned by the
      Administrator.

            (b)  The National Cemetery System shall consiat
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