A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

31 March 2011

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.

Summary

Prohibits: (1) more than one gravesite from being provided at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington) to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for burial there and family members also eligible for burial there, and (2) a gravesite from being reserved at Arlington before an individual's death. Provides an exception under (2) above, in the case of a request submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on reservations made for interment at Arlington.

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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/698
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