‘‘(2)(A) A veteran whose last period of active
duty service (other than active duty for training)
ended honorably.
‘‘(B) The spouse, surviving spouse, minor child,
and, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Ar-
lington National Cemetery, unmarried adult child of
such a veteran.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 24 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding after section 2412, as added
by section 2(c) of this Act, the following new item:
‘‘2413. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for placement in columba-
rium.’’.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
11201(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Section 2413 (relating to placement
in the columbarium in Arlington National Cem-
etery).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2413 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and sec-
tion 11201(a)(1)(C), as added by subsection (c), shall
apply with respect to individuals dying on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. MONUMENTS IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding after section 2413, as
added by section 3(a) of this Act, the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘§ 2414. Arlington National Cemetery: authorized
headstones, markers, and monuments
‘‘(a) GRAVESITE MARKERS PROVIDED BY THE SEC-
RETARY.—A gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery
shall be appropriately marked in accordance with section
2404 of this title.
‘‘(b) GRAVESITE MARKERS PROVIDED AT PRIVATE
EXPENSE.—(1) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe
regulations for the provision of headstones or markers to
mark a gravesite at private expense in lieu of headstones
and markers provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
in Arlington National Cemetery.
‘‘(2) Such regulations shall ensure that—
‘‘(A) such headstones or markers are of simple
design, dignified, and appropriate to a military cem-
etery;
‘‘(B) the person providing such headstone or
marker provides for the future maintenance of the
headstone or marker in the event repairs are nec-
essary;
‘‘(C) the Secretary of the Army shall not be lia-
ble for maintenance of or damage to the headstone
or marker;
‘‘(D) such headstones or markers are aestheti-
cally compatible with Arlington National Cemetery;
and
‘‘(E) such headstones or markers are permitted
only in sections of Arlington National Cemetery au-
thorized for such headstones or markers as of Janu-
ary 1, 1947.
‘‘(c) MONUMENTS.—(1) No monument (or similar
structure as determined by the Secretary of the Army in
regulations) may be placed in Arlington National Ceme-
tery except pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
‘‘(2) A monument may be placed in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery if the monument commemorates—
‘‘(A) the service in the Armed Forces of the in-
dividual, or group of individuals, whose memory is to
be honored by the monument; or
‘‘(B) a particular military event.
‘‘(3) No monument may be placed in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery until the end of the 25-year period
beginning—
‘‘(A) in the case of commemoration of service
under paragraph (1)(A), on the last day of the pe-
riod of service so commemorated; and
‘‘(B) in the case of commemoration of a par-
ticular military event under paragraph (1)(B), on
the last day of the period of the event.
‘‘(4) A monument may be placed only in those sec-
tions of Arlington National Cemetery designated by the
Secretary of the Army for such placement.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 24 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding after section 2413, as added
by section 3(b) of this Act, the following new item:
‘‘2414. Arlington National Cemetery: authorized headstones, markers, and
monuments.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to headstones,
markers, or monuments placed in Arlington National
Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 5. PUBLICATION OF REGULATIONS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall publish
in the Federal Register any regulation proposed by the
Secretary under this Act.
Union Calendar No. 352
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4940
[Report No. 107–588]
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enact
into law eligibility requirements for burial in Ar-
lington National Cemetery, and for other pur-
poses.
JULY 18, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed