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Union Calendar No. 101 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 290 

[Report No. 112–156] 

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 

JANUARY 12, 2011 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the 

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

JULY 20, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. 

LATTA, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 

SCHOCK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. KLINE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 

CHAFFETZ, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. FOXX, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, 

Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, and Mr. MCCOTTER

JULY 20, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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 RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AS PART OF 

7 MILITARY MEMORIALS. 

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

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘§ 2115. Inclusion of religious symbols as part of mili12 tary memorials 

13 ‘‘(a) INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AUTHOR14 IZED.—To recognize the religious background of members 

15 of the United States Armed Forces, religious symbols may 

16 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) MILITARY MEMORIAL DEFINED.—In this sec24 tion, the term ‘military memorial’ means a memorial or 

25 monument commemorating the service of the United 


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1 States Armed Forces. The term includes works of archi2 tecture and art described in section 2105(b) of this title.’’. 

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

4 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

‘‘2115. Inclusion of religious symbols as part of military memorials.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 101 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 290 

[Report No. 112–156] 

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 20, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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