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 118 STAT. 1937 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 met, and for each such planned conversion, the reasons why the planned conversion was or was not met. (c) ARMY TRANSFORMATION TO BRIGADE STRUCTURE.—The Sec retary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Serv ices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an annual report on the status of the internal transformation of the Army from a division orientated force to a brigade orientated force. Such report shall be submitted not later than March 31 of each year, except that the requirement to submit such annual report shall terminate when the Secretary of the Army submits to those committees the Secretary’s certifi cation that the transformation of the Army to a brigade orientated force has been completed. Upon the submission of such certification, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that certification and that the statutory requirement to submit an annual report under this subsection has terminated. SEC. 596. REPORT ON ISSUES RELATING TO REMOVAL OF REMAINS OF PERSONS INTERRED IN UNITED STATES MILITARY CEMETERIES OVERSEAS. (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Army shall examine the issues relating to requests for disinterment of remains of persons buried in United States overseas military cemeteries. The examination shall include the following: (1) A review of the historical facts involved in establishing the United States overseas military cemeteries and in deter mining the criteria for interment in those cemeteries. (2) An examination of the processes for ensuring that the initial disposition decision with respect to the remains of any decedent was carried out, together with a review and expla nation of the existing policy and procedures regarding request for disinterment and any exceptions that have been made. (3) An analysis of the potential reasons for justifying dis interment of remains from those cemeteries, including error, misunderstanding, and change of decision by the original responsible next of kin or other family member or group of family members. (4) An analysis of the potential impact on the operation of United States overseas military cemeteries of permitting disinterment of remains from those cemeteries. (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representa tives a report on the results of the examination under subsection (a). The report shall include the following: (1) The matters specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a). (2) A description of the changes to policy criteria and proce dures that would be necessary to support a system for requesting and authorizing disinterment of such remains. (3) The recommendations of the Secretary of the Army and the American Battle Monuments Commission for changing current policy and procedures with respect to such disinter ments. (c) CONSULTATION WITH ABMC.—The Secretary shall carry out the examination under subsection (a) and prepare the report Federal Register, publication. 10 USC 3013 note.

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