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10 U.S.C. § 4714 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4714. Collection of captured flags, standards, and colors
The Secretary of the Army shall have sent to him all flags, standards, and colors taken by the Army from enemies of the United States.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266.)
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4714
5:198.
R.S. 218.
The words “from time to time”, “collected”, and “at the seat of government” are omitted as surplusage.
10 U.S.C. § 4721 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4721. Authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Army
(a) General Authority.—
The Secretary of the Army shall develop, operate, manage, administer, oversee, and fund the Army National Military Cemeteries specified in subsection (b) in a manner and to standards that fully honor the service and sacrifices of the deceased members of the armed forces buried or inurned in the Cemeteries.
(b) Army National Military Cemeteries.—
The Army National Military Cemeteries (in this chapter referred to as the “Cemeteries”) consist of the following:
(1) Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
(2) The United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in the District of Colombia.
(c) Administrative Jurisdiction.—
The Cemeteries shall be under the jurisdiction of Headquarters, Department of the Army.
(d) Regulations and Other Policies.—
The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe such regulations and policies as may be necessary to administer the Cemeteries.
(e) Budgetary and Reporting Requirements.—
The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual budget request (and detailed justifications for the amount of the request) to fund administration, operation and maintenance, and construction related to the Cemeteries. The Secretary may include, as necessary, proposals for new or amended statutory authority related to the Cemeteries.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1439.)
heading: Digitization of Arlington National Cemetery Interment and Inurnment Records
text: Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1441, provided that:
“(1) Deadline for conversion and use.—
Not later than June 1, 2012, all records related to interments and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery shall be converted to a digitized format. Thereafter, use of the digitized format shall be the method by which all subsequent records related to interments and inurnments at Arlington National Cemetery are preserved and utilized.
“(2) Digitized format defined.—
In this subsection, the term ‘digitized format’ refers to the use of an electronic database for recordkeeping and includes the full accounting of all records of each specific gravesite and niche location at Arlington National Cemetery and the identification of the individual interred or inurned at each specific gravesite and niche location.”
10 U.S.C. § 4722 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4722. Interment and inurnment policy
(a) Eligibility Determinations Generally.—
(1) The Secretary of the Army, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall determine eligibility for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries.
(2) The Secretary of the Army, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, shall establish policy and procedures for reviewing and determining requests for exceptions to interment and inurnment eligibility policy, which shall include a requirement, before granting the request for an exception, for notification of the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(b) Removal of Remains.—
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe under section 4721(d) of this title, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the removal of the remains of a person described in subsection (c) from one of the Cemeteries for re-interment or re-inurnment if, upon the death of the primary person eligible for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries, the deceased primary eligible person will not be buried in the same or an adjoining grave.
(c) Covered Persons.—
Except as provided in subsection (d), the persons whose remains may be removed pursuant to subsection (b) are the deceased spouse, a minor child, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, an unmarried adult child of a member eligible for interment or inurnment in the Cemeteries.
(d) Exceptions.—
The remains of a person described in subsection (c) may not be removed from one of the Cemeteries under subsection (b) if the primary person eligible for burial in the Cemeteries is a person—
(1) who is missing in action;
(2) whose remains have not been recovered or identified;
(3) whose remains were buried at sea, whether by the choice of the person or otherwise;
(4) whose remains were donated to science; or
(5) whose remains were cremated and whose ashes were scattered without interment of any portion of the ashes.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1439.)
10 U.S.C. § 4723 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4723. Advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery
(a) Appointment.—
The Secretary of the Army shall appoint an advisory committee on Arlington National Cemetery.
(b) Role.—
The Secretary of the Army shall advise and consult with the advisory committee with respect to the administration of Arlington National Cemetery, the erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery.
(c) Reports and Recommendations.—
The advisory committee shall make periodic reports and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army.
(d) Submission to Congress.—
Not later than 90 days after receiving a report or recommendations from the advisory committee under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall submit the report or recommendations to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and include such comments and recommendations of the Secretary as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1440.)
10 U.S.C. § 4724 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4724. Executive Director
(a) Appointment and Qualifications.—
(1) There shall be an Executive Director of the Army National Military Cemeteries who shall meet such professional qualifications as may be established by the Secretary of the Army.
(2) The Executive Director reports directly to the Secretary.
(b) Responsibilities.—
The Executive Director is responsible for the following:
(1) Exercising authority, direction and control over all aspects of the Cemeteries.
(2) Establishing and maintaining full accountability for all gravesites and inurnment niches in the Cemeteries.
(3) Oversight of the construction, operation and maintenance, and repair of the buildings, structures, and utilities of the Cemeteries.
(4) Acquisition and maintenance of real property and interests in real property for the Cemeteries.
(5) Planning and conducting private ceremonies at the Cemeteries, including funeral and memorial services for interment and inurnment, and planning and conducting public ceremonies, as directed by the Secretary of the Army.
(6) Formulating, promulgating, administering, and overseeing policies and addressing proposals for the placement of memorials and monuments in the Cemeteries.
(7) Formulating and implementing a master plan for Arlington National Cemetery that, at a minimum, addresses interment and inurnment capacity, visitor accommodation, operation and maintenance, capital requirements, preservation of the cemetery’s special features, and other matters the Executive Director considers appropriate.
(8) Overseeing the programming, planning, budgeting, and execution of funds authorized and appropriated for the Cemeteries.
(9) Providing recommendations regarding any request for an exception to interment and inurnment eligibility policy.
(10) Supervising the superintendents of the Cemeteries.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1440.)
10 U.S.C. § 4725 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4725. Superintendents
(a) Appointment and Qualifications.—
An individual serving as the superintendent of one of the Cemeteries should have, as determined by the Secretary of the Army—
(1) experience in the administration, management, and operation of cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemeteries System administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(2) experience in the administration, management, and operation of large civilian cemeteries equivalent to the experience described in paragraph (1).
(b) Duties.—
The superintendents of the Cemeteries report directly to the Executive Director and performs such duties and responsibilities as the Executive Director prescribes.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1441.)
10 U.S.C. § 4726 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4726. Oversight and inspections
(a) Inspections Required.—
The Secretary of the Army shall provide for the oversight of the Cemeteries to ensure the highest quality standards are maintained by providing for the periodic inspection of the administration, operation and maintenance, and construction elements applicable to the Cemeteries. The inspections shall be conducted by personnel of the Department of the Army with the assistance, as the Secretary considers appropriate, of personnel from other Federal agencies and civilian experts.
(b) Submission of Results.—
Not later than 120 days after the completion of an inspection conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the inspection and recommendations and a plan for corrective actions to be taken in response to the inspection.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 591(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1441.)
10 U.S.C. § 4741 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 4741. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1072(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2058]
text: Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266, related to control and supervision of transportation of members, munitions of war, equipment, military property, and stores of the Army throughout the United States.
10 U.S.C. § 4743 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 4743. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1072(c), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2058]
text: Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266, related to use of transportation by officers of the Army.
10 U.S.C. § 4748 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 4748. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 119(1), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 513]
text: Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 268, related to transportation of motor vehicles for members on permanent change of station. See section 2634 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4749 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4749. Property: for United States surveys
Under regulations governing the transportation of Army supplies, any branch, office, or officer designated by the Secretary of the Army shall receive, transport, and be responsible for property turned over by the officers or agents of any United States survey, for the National Museum or for a department of the United States or field office thereof. The amount paid by the Army for transportation under this section shall be refunded to the Army by the National Museum or the department to which the property is consigned.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 268.)
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4749
10:1377.
July 5, 1884, ch. 217 (9th proviso under “Quartermaster’s Department”), 23 Stat. 111; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(b), 64 Stat. 272.
The words “a department of the United States or a field office thereof” are substituted for the words “the civil or naval departments of the Government, in Washington or elsewhere”. The words “National Museum or the department to which the property is consigned” are substituted for the words “bureau to which such property or stores pertain”. The words “United States” are substituted for the word “Government”. The words “wherever stationed” are omitted as surplusage.
10 U.S.C. § 4771 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, training, supply base, or aviation field
The Secretary of the Army may accept for the United States a gift of—
(1) land that he considers suitable and desirable for a permanent mobilization, training, or supply station; and
(2) land that he considers suitable and desirable for an aviation field, if the gift is from a citizen of the United States and its terms authorize the use of the property by the United States for any purpose.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 268.)
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4771
10:1342.
10:1344.
Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418 (6th and 8th pars. under “Office of the Chief Signal Officer”), 39 Stat. 622, 623.
10:1344 (last 40 words) is omitted as executed. The words “tract or tracts”, in 10:1342 and 1344, are omitted as surplusage. The words “and remount station”, in 10:1342, are omitted, since the property and civilian personnel of the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps were transferred to the Department of Agriculture by the Act of April 21, 1948, ch. 224, 62 Stat. 197 (7 U.S.C. 436–438). The words “by the United States for any purpose” are substituted for the words “for any other service of the United States which may hereafter appear desirable”, in 10:1342. The words “from any person”, in 10:1344, are omitted as surplusage.
10 U.S.C. § 4774 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 4774. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–214, § 7(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 173]
text: Section, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 269; Aug. 30, 1957, Pub. L. 85–241, title IV, § 404(a), 71 Stat. 555; Aug. 10, 1959, Pub. L. 86–149, title IV, § 410(a), 73 Stat. 321; July 27, 1962, Pub. L. 87–554, title V, § 504(a), (c), 76 Stat. 239; Nov. 7, 1963, Pub. L. 88–174, title V, § 503, 77 Stat. 325; Dec. 5, 1969, Pub. L. 91–142, title V, § 510(b), 83 Stat. 312; Oct. 27, 1971, Pub. L. 92–145, title V, § 508(a), (c), 85 Stat. 408; Nov. 29, 1973, Pub. L. 93–166, title V, § 509(c), 87 Stat. 677, related to limitations on construction.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4775 (ARMED FORCES)
[§ 4775. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–145, title V, § 509(a), Oct. 27, 1971, 85 Stat. 408]
text: Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 269, authorized assignment of quarters belonging to United States at a post or station by post quartermaster to officers, grade lieutenant general down to second lieutenant, 10 to 2 rooms, respectively, and prohibited other assignment where quarters existed.
10 U.S.C. § 4776 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4776. Emergency construction: fortifications
If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary fort or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 91–393, § 5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.)
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4776
50:178.
Apr. 11, 1898, J. Res. 21, 30 Stat. 737.
The word “important” is omitted as covered by the word “urgent”. The words “upon which such work is to be placed” are omitted as surplusage.
heading: Amendments
text: 1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out “In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply.”
10 U.S.C. § 4777 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4777. Permits: military reservations; landing ferries, erecting bridges, driving livestock
Whenever the Secretary of the Army considers that it can be done without injury to the reservation or inconvenience to the military forces stationed there, he may permit—
(1) the landing of ferries at a military reservation;
(2) the erection of bridges on a military reservation; and
(3) the driving of livestock across a military reservation.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 512(23), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2930.)
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4777
10:1348.
July 5, 1884, ch. 214, § 6, 23 Stat. 104.
The words “may permit” are substituted for the words “shall have authority, in his discretion, to permit”. The words “to permit the extension of State, county, and Territorial roads across military reservations” are omitted as superseded by section 2668 of this title. In clause (3), the word “livestock” is substituted for the words “cattle, sheep or other stock animals”.
heading: Amendments
text: 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “reservations” for “reservation” in section catchline.
heading: Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4778 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4778. Licenses: military reservations; erection and use of buildings; Young Men’s Christian Association
Under such conditions as he may prescribe, the Secretary of the Army may issue a revocable license to the International Committee of Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America to erect and maintain on military reservations, inside the United States and the Commonwealths and possessions, buildings needed by that organization for the promotion of the social, physical, intellectual, and moral welfare of the members of the Army on those reservations.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(5), (6), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440, 3441; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(h)(4)(A)(i), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4377.)
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4778
10:1346.
May 31, 1902, ch. 943, 32 Stat. 282.
The words “may issue” are substituted for the words “Authority is given to * * * in his discretion, to grant permission”. The words “Under such conditions as he may prescribe” are substituted for the words “under such regulations as the Secretary of the Army may impose”. The words “members of the Army” are substituted for the word “garrisons”. The words “the Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions” are substituted for the words “or its island possessions” for clarity.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(5), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440, which directed the substitution of “Commonwealths or possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, or possessions” in this section, but which could not be executed because “Territories, Commonwealths, or possessions” did not appear in text, was amended, effective as if included in Pub. L. 109–163 as enacted, so as to not apply to this section by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(h)(4)(A)(i), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4377.
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 111–383 amended Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(a)(6). See 2006 Amendment note below.
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(a)(6), substituted “Commonwealths and possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions”.
Pub. L. 109–163, § 1057(a)(5), which directed amendment of this section by substituting “Commonwealths or possessions” for “Territories, Commonwealths, or possessions”, could not be executed and was subsequently amended by Pub. L. 111–383 so as to no longer direct amendment of this section.
heading: Effective Date of 2011 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(h), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4377, provided that amendment by section 1075(h)(4)(A)(i) is effective as of Jan. 6, 2006, and as if included in Pub. L. 109–163 as enacted.
10 U.S.C. § 4779 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4779. Use of public property
(a) When the economy of the Army so requires, the Secretary of the Army shall establish military headquarters in places where suitable buildings are owned by the United States.
(b) No money appropriated for the support of the Army may be spent for post gardens or Army exchanges. However, this does not prevent Army exchanges from using public buildings or public transportation that, in the opinion of the office or officer designated by the Secretary, are not needed for other purposes.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 99–661, div. B, title VII, § 2721, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4042.)
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4779(a)
4779(b)
10:1332.
10:1345.
June 23, 1879, ch. 35, § 8, 21 Stat. 35.
4779(c)
10:1335.
Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223 (2d par. under “Quartermaster Corps”), 38 Stat. 629.
July 16, 1892, ch. 195 (last proviso under “Quartermaster’s Department”), 27 Stat. 178; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 402(c), 64 Stat. 227.
In subsection (a), the words “United States” are substituted for the word “Government”.
In subsection (b), the words “suitable space” are substituted for the words “proper and suitable room or rooms”. The words “there is a” are substituted for the words “have been established”.
heading: Amendments
text: 1986—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 99–661 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which directed the Secretary to assign suitable space for postal purposes at each military post where there was a post office.
10 U.S.C. § 4780 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4780. Acquisition of buildings in District of Columbia
(a) In time of war or when war is imminent, the Secretary of the Army may acquire by lease any building, or part of a building, in the District of Columbia that may be needed for military purposes.
(b) At any time, the Secretary may, for the purposes of the Department of the Army, requisition the use and take possession of any building or space in any building, and its appurtenances, in the District of Columbia, other than—
(1) a dwelling house occupied as such;
(2) a building occupied by any other agency of the United States; or
(3) space in such a dwelling house or building.
The Secretary shall determine, and pay out of funds appropriated for the payment of rent by the Department of the Army, just compensation for that use. If the amount of the compensation is not satisfactory to the person entitled to it, the Secretary shall pay 75 percent of it to that person, and the claimant is entitled to recover by action against the United States an additional amount that, when added to the amount paid by the Secretary, is determined by the court to be just compensation for that use.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(105)(A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1489.)
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4780(a)
40:37.
July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (3d proviso under “Barracks and Quarters”), 40 Stat. 861.
4780(b)
40:41.
July 8, 1918, ch. 139 (2d par. under “War Department”), 40 Stat. 826.
In subsection (a), the words “may acquire by lease” are substituted for the words “is authorized, in his discretion, to rent or lease”. The word “needed” is substituted for the word “required”.
In subsection (b), the words “At any time” are inserted for clarity. The word “may” is substituted for the words “is authorized”. The word “agency” is substituted for the word “branch”. Clause (3) is inserted for clarity. The word “determine” is substituted for the word “ascertain”. The words “out of funds appropriated for the payment of rent by” are substituted for the words “within the limits of the appropriations for rent made by any act making appropriations for”. The word “is” is substituted for the word “be”. The words “so ascertained” and “in the manner provided by sections 41(20) and 250 of Title 28” are omitted as surplusage, since those sections were repealed in 1948 and replaced by sections 1346, 1491, 1496, 1501, 1503, 2401, 2402, and 2501 of that title.