2014 US Code
Title 24 - Hospitals and Asylums (Sections 1 - 441)
Chapter 7 - National Cemeteries (Sections 271 - 296)
Sec. 295a - Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 24 - HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 24 - HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS CHAPTER 7 - NATIONAL CEMETERIES Sec. 295a - Arlington Memorial Amphitheater |
Contains | section 295a |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 86-694, §1, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 739. |
Statutes at Large References | 74 Stat. 739 92 Stat. 1566 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 86-694, Public Law 95-479 |
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The Secretary of Defense or his designee may send to Congress in January of each year, his recommendations with respect to the memorials to be erected, and the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to be entombed, in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
(b) Specific authorization from CongressNo memorial may be erected and no remains may be entombed in such amphitheater unless specifically authorized by Congress.
(c) Character of memorialsThe character, design, or location of any memorial authorized by Congress is subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense or his designee.
(Pub. L. 86–694, §1, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 739.)
MEMORIAL TO VETERANS OF VIETNAM CONFLICTPub. L. 95–479, title III, §307, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1566, provided that: "The Secretary of Defense shall have placed in the Trophy Hall of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery a memorial plaque which shall bear the following inscription: 'The people of the United States of America pay tribute to those members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served honorably in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict.'. To further honor those members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in hostile action in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict, the Secretary of Defense shall have placed near such plaque in a suitable repository a display of the Purple Heart Medal and other medals, ribbons, and decorations associated with service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict."
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