To provide for the exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya.

1. Adds SEC. 1088. EXHUMATION AND TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BURIED IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA at the end of subtitle H of title X

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   Section 382 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "biological or chemical" each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b).

   Inserted: SEC. 1088. EXHUMATION AND TRANSFER OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BURIED IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take whatever actions may be necessary to--

   Inserted: (1) exhume the remains of any deceased members of the Armed Forces of the United States buried at a burial site described in subsection (b);

   Inserted: (2) transfer such remains to an appropriate forensics laboratory to be identified;

   Inserted: (3) in the case of any remains that are identified, transport the remains to a veterans cemetery located in proximity, as determined by the Secretary, to the closest living family member of the deceased individual or at another cemetery as determined by the Secretary;

   Inserted: (4) for any member of the Armed Forces whose remains are identified, provide a military funeral and burial; and

   Inserted: (5) in the case of any remains that cannot be identified, transport the remains to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at a an appropriate grave marker identifying the United States Navy Sailors of the USS Intrepid who gave their lives on September 4, 1804, in Tripoli, Libya.

   Inserted: (b) Burial Sites Described.--The burial sites described in this subsection are the following:

   Inserted: (1) The mass burial site containing the remains of five United States sailors located in Protestant Cemetery in Tripoli, Libya.

   Inserted: (2) The mass burial site containing the remains of eight United States sailors located near the walls of the Tripoli Castle in Tripoli, Libya.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the status of the actions under this section. The report shall include an estimate of the date of the completion of the actions undertaken, and to be undertaken, under this section.

   Inserted: (d) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date on which Operation Unified Protector of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), or any successor operation, terminates.

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   Inserted: (e) Available Funds.--The Secretary shall carry out this section using amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense by Acts enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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   At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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