‘‘(iii) the sponsoring organization provides for 
an independent study on the availability and suit-
ability of alternative locations for the proposed monu-
ment outside of Arlington National Cemetery. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of the Army may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (2)(C) in a case in which the 
monument would commemorate a group of individuals who 
the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) has made valuable contributions to the 
Armed Forces that have been ongoing and perpetual 
for longer than 25 years and are expected to continue 
on indefinitely; and 
‘‘(ii) has provided service that is of such a char-
acter that the failure to place a monument to the 
group in Arlington National Cemetery would present 
a manifest injustice. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary waives such requirement under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make available on an Internet website noti-
fication of the waiver and the rationale for the waiv-
er; and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
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Representatives written notice of the waiver and the 
rationale for the waiver. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of the Army shall provide notice 
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives of any monument proposed to be 
placed in Arlington National Cemetery. During the 60-day 
period beginning on the date on which such notice is re-
ceived, Congress may pass a joint resolution of disapproval 
of the placement of the monument. The proposed monument 
may not be placed in Arlington National Cemetery until 
the later of— 
‘‘(A) if Congress does not pass a joint resolution 
of disapproval of the placement of the monument, the 
date that is 60 days after the date on which notice 
is received under this paragraph; or 
‘‘(B) if Congress passes a joint resolution of dis-
approval of the placement of the monument, and the 
President signs a veto of such resolution, the earlier 
of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which either House of Con-
gress votes and fails to override the veto of the 
President; or 
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‘‘(ii) the date that is 30 session days after 
the date on which Congress received the veto and 
objections of the president.’’. 
SEC. 3. CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST RESERVA-
TION OF GRAVESITES AT ARLINGTON NA-
TIONAL CEMETERY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2410 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other admin-
istrative matters 
‘‘(a) ONE GRAVESITE PER FAMILY.—(1) Not more 
than one gravesite may be provided at Arlington National 
Cemetery to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who 
is eligible for interment at such cemetery and the family 
members of such veteran or member who are also eligible 
for interment at such cemetery. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
paragraph (1) in extreme circumstances, as determined by 
the Secretary. If the Secretary waives such requirement 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit notice of 
the waiver to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
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‘‘(b) 
PROHIBITION
AGAINST
RESERVATION
OF 
GRAVESITES.—A gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery 
may not be reserved for an individual before the death of 
such individual.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 24 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 2410 the following 
new item: 
‘‘2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), section 2410A of such title, as added by 
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to all inter-
ments at Arlington National Cemetery after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) of such section, 
as so added, shall not apply with respect to the inter-
ment of an individual for whom a written request for 
a reserved gravesite was submitted to the Secretary of 
the Army before January 1, 1962, and subsequently 
approved. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to Congress a report on res-
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ervations made for interment at Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The number of requests for reservation 
of a gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery 
that were submitted to the Secretary of the Army 
before January 1, 1962. 
(B) The number of gravesites at such ceme-
tery that, on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, were reserved in response to 
such requests. 
(C) The number of such gravesites that, on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, were unoccupied. 
(D) A list of all reservations for gravesites 
at such cemetery that were extended by individ-
uals responsible for management of such ceme-
tery in response to requests for such reservations 
made on or after January 1, 1962. 
(E) A description of the measures that the 
Secretary is taking to improve the accountability 
and transparency of the management of gravesite 
reservations at Arlington National Cemetery. 
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(F) Such recommendations as the Secretary 
may have for legislative action as the Secretary 
considers necessary to improve such account-
ability and transparency. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PROVISION 
OF A MEMORIAL MARKER ON CHAPLAINS 
HILL TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE JEW-
ISH CHAPLAINS WHO DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) 13 Jewish chaplains have died while on ac-
tive duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. 
(2) Army Chaplain Rabbi Alexander Goode died 
on February 3, 1943, when then U.S.S. Dorchester 
was sunk by German torpedoes off the coast of Green-
land. 
(3) Chaplain Goode received the Four Chaplains’ 
Medal for Heroism and the Distinguished Service 
Cross for his heroic efforts to save the lives of those 
onboard the Dorchester. 
(4) Army Chaplain Rabbi Irving Tepper was 
killed in action in France on August 13, 1944. 
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(5) Chaplain Tepper also saw combat in Mo-
rocco, Tunisia, and Sicily while attached to an infan-
try combat team in the Ninth Division. 
(6) Army Chaplain Rabbi Louis Werfel died on 
December 24, 1944, at the young age of 27, in a plane 
crash while en route to conduct Chanukah services. 
(7) Chaplain Werfel was known as ‘‘The Flying 
Rabbi’’ because his duties required traveling great 
distances by plane to serve Army personnel of Jewish 
faith at outlying posts. 
(8) Army Chaplain Rabbi Meir Engel died at 
the Naval Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam, on December 
16, 1964, after faithfully serving his country during 
World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam 
War. 
(9) Army Chaplain Rabbi Morton Singer died 
on December 17, 1968, in a plane crash while on a 
mission in Vietnam to conduct Chanukah services. 
(10) Army Chaplain Rabbi Herman Rosen died 
in service of his faith and his country on June 18, 
1943. 
(11) His son, Air Force Chaplain Solomon 
Rosen, also died in service of his faith and his coun-
try on November 2, 1948. 
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(12) Army Chaplain Rabbi Nachman Arnoff 
died in service of his faith and his country on May 
9, 1946. 
(13) Army Chaplain Rabbi Frank Goldenberg 
died in service of his faith and his country on May 
22, 1946. 
(14) Army Chaplain Rabbi Henry Goody died 
in service of his faith and his country on October 19, 
1943. 
(15) Army Chaplain Rabbi Samuel Hurwitz 
died in service of his faith and his country on Decem-
ber 9, 1943. 
(16) Air Force Chaplain Rabbi Samuel Rosen 
died in service of his faith and his country on May 
13, 1955. 
(17) Air Force Chaplain Rabbi David Sobel died 
in service of his faith and his country on March 7, 
1974. 
(18) Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cem-
etery memorializes the names of 242 chaplains who 
perished while serving on active duty in the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
(19) None of the 13 Jewish chaplains who have 
died while serving on active duty are memorialized 
on Chaplains Hill. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington 
National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial 
marker, to be paid for with private funds, to honor the 
memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active 
duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, so long as 
the Secretary of the Army has exclusive authority to ap-
prove the design and site of the memorial marker. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE SERVICE 
AND SACRIFICE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES WHO ARE SERVING 
IN, OR HAVE SERVED IN, OPERATION ENDUR-
ING FREEDOM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 
AND OPERATION NEW DAWN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) More than 2,000,000 members of the Armed 
Forces have deployed to the theaters of war since the 
commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom, Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. 
(2) Hundreds of thousands of such members have 
deployed for multiple tours of duty, leaving their 
homes, their families, and in many cases, their civil-
ian jobs. 
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(3) More than 5,500 members of the Armed 
Forces have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United 
States while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
(4) Tens of thousands of additional members of 
the Armed Forces have been seriously wounded in the 
line of duty while serving in these theaters of war. 
(5) These members of the Armed Forces have an-
swered the Nation’s call to duty, serving bravely and 
nobly and, in most cases, without fanfare or acclaim. 
(6) These members of the Armed Forces have per-
sonified the virtues of patriotism, service, duty, cour-
age, and sacrifice. 
(7) All Americans recognize the service and sac-
rifices made by these members of the Armed Forces 
and their families. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) honors the members of the Armed Forces who 
are serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn and 
the members and veterans who have previously served 
in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, and Operation New Dawn; and 
(2) calls on all Americans to reflect on the serv-
ice of these members and veterans and to hold them 
in a special place of honor now and in the future. 
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Union Calendar No. 45 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1627 
[Report No. 112–84, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for certain requirements for the placement of 
monuments in Arlington National Cemetery, and 
for other purposes. 
MAY 20, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 
an amendment 
MAY 20, 2011 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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