2018 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part II - General Benefits
Chapter 24 - National Cemeteries and Memorials
Sec. 2410A - Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters

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Citation 38 U.S.C. § 2410A (2018)
Section Name §2410A. Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters
Section Text

(a) One Gravesite.—(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 or inurnment at such cemetery.

(2) The Secretary of the Army may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate.

(b) Prohibition Against Reservation of Gravesites.—(1) A gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery may not be reserved for an individual before the death of such individual.

(2)(A) The President may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) as the President considers appropriate.

(B) Upon waiving the prohibition in paragraph (1), the President shall submit notice of such waiver to—

(i) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and

(ii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 112–154, title VI, §602(a), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1199.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 112–154, title VI, §602(c), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1200, provided that:

"(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), section 2410A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to all interments at Arlington National Cemetery after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 6, 2012].

"(2) Exception.—Subsection (b) of such section, as so added, shall not apply with respect to the interment of an individual for whom a request for a reserved gravesite was approved by the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, 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. 2410A - Arlington National Cemetery: other administrative matters
Contains section 2410A
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 126 Stat. 1199, 1200
Public Law References Public Law 112-154
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