Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act

This bill, known as the Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act, directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a centralized database for storing information about unclaimed veteran remains received from coroners, state governments, and funeral homes. The system will collect details such as names, fingerprints, estimated age, and other identifiers to help confirm veteran status and identify next of kin, while also allowing the VA to share data with agencies like the FBI and Social Security Administration through formal agreements. The law requires the VA to submit annual reports to Congress for three years detailing how the system was implemented and how many remains were successfully identified, and the entire program is set to expire after three fiscal years.