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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 commemo-
rating 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 memo-
rials commemorating the service of the United States 
Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘War Memorial Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AS PART OF 
MILITARY MEMORIALS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 21 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2115. Inclusion of religious symbols as part of mili-
tary memorials 
‘‘(a) INCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS AUTHOR-
IZED.—To recognize the religious background of members 
of the United States Armed Forces, religious symbols may 
be included as part of— 
‘‘(1) a military memorial that is established or 
acquired by the United States Government; or 
‘‘(2) a military memorial that is not established 
by the United States Government, but for which the 
American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated 
in the establishment of the memorial. 
‘‘(b) MILITARY MEMORIAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘military memorial’ means a memorial or 
monument commemorating the service of the United 
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States Armed Forces. The term includes works of archi-
tecture and art described in section 2105(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
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 
that memorials commemorating the service of the 
United States Armed Forces may contain reli-
gious symbols, and for other purposes. 
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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