S. 698 · 112th Congress
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.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mark Warner
- Introduced
- 2011-03-31
- Latest action
- 2011-06-08 · 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.