New Jersey bill requires verification of unclaimed veteran cremains and reporting to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The bill mandates the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to verify unclaimed cremains of veterans, spouses, and dependents. Funeral directors must report to the department if they possess unclaimed veteran cremains for over a year. The department is required to establish a central website registry for locating these unclaimed cremains. This measure aims to ensure that veterans receive proper burial or scattering of their remains in a timely manner.
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