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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4365 
To preserve the memorials to chaplains at Arlington National Cemetery, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2021 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mr. KEATING) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To preserve the memorials to chaplains at Arlington National 
Cemetery, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Chaplains Memorial 
Preservation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
(a) UPDATES TO MEMORIALS.—The National Con-
ference on Ministry to the Armed Forces, or any successor 
organization recognized in law for purposes of this Act, 
may, at no cost to the Federal Government— 
(1)(A) update the memorial to Protestant chap-
lains located in Arlington National Cemetery, Vir-
ginia, with a granite, marble, or other stone base to 
host the bronze plaque of the memorial; 
(B) add an additional plaque to such base that 
includes the name of each chaplain, verified as de-
scribed in subsection (b), who died while on active 
duty since the original memorial was placed; and 
(C) make such other updates and corrections to 
the memorial as may from time to time be needed 
as determined by the National Conference on Min-
istry to the Armed Forces or such successor organi-
zation; and 
(2) make such updates and corrections to the 
memorial to Catholic chaplains and the memorial to 
Jewish chaplains located in Arlington National Cem-
etery as may from time to time be needed as deter-
mined by the National Conference on Ministry to the 
Armed Forces or such successor organization. 
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(b) VERIFICATION OF NAMES.—The National Con-
ference on Ministry to the Armed Forces, or any successor 
organization recognized in law for purposes of this Act, 
may verify with the Chief of Chaplains of the Army, the 
Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, the Chief of Chaplains 
for the Air Force and the Space Force, and such agencies 
of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of the 
Army considers appropriate, the names of chaplains for 
memorialization in Arlington National Cemetery. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed as authorizing the expansion of any 
monument or memorial that is located in Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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