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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3506 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Army 

to permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers 

located in section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2013 

Mr. MCDERMOTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 

Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Army to permit visitors to leave appropriate 

items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 

of Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honor Our Fallen He5 roes With Dignity Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ITEMS PLACED AT GRAVESITES IN 

2 SECTION 60 OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEME3 TERY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2415. Treatment of items placed at gravesites in 

8 section 60 of Arlington National Ceme9 tery 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 

11 permit visitors to leave appropriate items on any gravesite 

12 or Government-furnished marker located in section 60. 

13 ‘‘(b) APPROPRIATE ITEMS.—For purposes of this sec14 tion an appropriate item is any item that— 

15 ‘‘(1) does not present a safety or health con16 cern, as determined by the Secretary of the Army; 

17 ‘‘(2) is not permanently affixed to a Govern18 ment-furnished marker; and 

19 ‘‘(3) does not interfere with the normal oper20 ations and maintenance procedures of Arlington Na21 tional Cemetery. 

22 ‘‘(c) COLLECTION OF ITEMS.—(1) In the case of any 

23 item left on a gravesite, headstone, or marker in section 

24 60 that is determined not to be an appropriate item by 

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1 tory Office of Arlington National Cemetery shall collect, 

2 catalog, and store the item. 

3 ‘‘(2) At the end of each calendar month, the History 

4 Office shall collect all items left on gravesites and 

5 headstones and markers furnished under section 2306 of 

6 this title and catalog and store such items. 

7 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘section 60’ means section 60 of 

9 Arlington National Cemetery. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Government-furnished marker’ 

11 means a headstone or marker furnished under sec12 tion 2306 of this title.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘2415. Treatment of items placed at gravesites in section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery.’’. 

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