2013 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans’ Benefits
Part II - GENERAL BENEFITS (§§ 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 24 - NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS (§§ 2400 - 2414)
Section 2410 - Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 24 - NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS Sec. 2410 - Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery |
| Contains | section 2410 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 101-237, title V, §502(a), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2093, §1010; amended Pub. L. 102-54, §14(b)(22), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 284; renumbered §2410, Pub. L. 102-83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406. |
| Statutes at Large References | 103 Stat. 2093 105 Stat. 284, 406 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 101-237, Public Law 102-54, Public Law 102-83 |
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(a) The Secretary of the Army shall designate an area of appropriate size within Arlington National Cemetery for the unmarked interment, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, of the ashes of persons eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery whose remains were cremated. Such area shall be an area not suitable for the burial of casketed remains.
(b) The Secretary of each military department shall make available appropriate forms on which those members of the Armed Forces who so desire may indicate their desire to be buried within the area to be designated under subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 101–237, title V, §502(a), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2093, §1010; amended Pub. L. 102–54, §14(b)(22), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 284; renumbered §2410, Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
AMENDMENTS1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1010 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–54 substituted "each military department" for "the military departments".
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