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Union Calendar No. 102 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1497 

[Report No. 113–140] 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed Forces may contain 

religious symbols, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 11, 2013 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 

COBLE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. 

KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 8, 2013 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. FOXX, and Mrs. 

BACHMANN

JULY 8, 2013 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 11, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United States 

Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and for 

other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘War Memorial Protec5 tion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF EMBLEMS OF BELIEF AS PART OF 

7 MILITARY MEMORIALS. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 21 of title 36, United States 

9 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 2115. Inclusion of emblems of belief as part of mili11 tary memorials 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED INCLUSION.—For the purpose of 

13 honoring the sacrifices of members of the United States 

14 Armed Forces, including those members who make the ulti15 mate sacrifice in defense of the United States, emblems of 

16 belief may be included as part of— 

17 ‘‘(1) a military memorial that is established or 

18 acquired by the United States Government; or 

19 ‘‘(2) a military memorial that is not established 

20 by the United States Government, but for which the 

21 American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated 

22 in the establishment of the memorial. 

23 ‘‘(b) SCOPE OF INCLUSION.—When including emblems 

24 of belief as part of a military memorial, any approved em25 blem of belief may be included on such a memorial. The 


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1 list of approved emblems of belief shall include, at a min2 imum, all those emblems of belief authorized by the National 

3 Cemetery Administration. 

4 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) The terms ‘emblem of belief’ and ‘emblems 

6 of belief’ refer to the emblems of belief contained on 

7 the list maintained by the National Cemetery Admin8 istration for placement on Government-provided 

9 headstones and markers. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘military memorial’ means a me11 morial or monument commemorating the service of 

12 the United States Armed Forces. The term includes 

13 works of architecture and art described in section 

14 2105(b) of this title.’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

16 the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following: 

‘‘2115. Inclusion of emblems of belief as part of military memorials.’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed 

Forces may contain emblems of belief, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 102 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1497 

[Report No. 113–140] 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure 

gious symbols, and for other purposes. United States Armed Forces may contain relithat memorials commemorating the service of the 

JULY 8, 2013 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 21:15 Jul 08, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1497.RH H1497

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