§ 295a. — Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 24USC295a]
TITLE 24--HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL CEMETERIES
Sec. 295a. Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
(a) Recommendations of Secretary of Defense for memorials and
entombments
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 Congress
No memorial may be erected and no remains may be entombed in such
amphitheater unless specifically authorized by Congress.
(c) Character of memorials
The 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, Sec. 1, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 739.)
Memorial to Veterans of Vietnam Conflict
Pub. L. 95-479, title III, Sec. 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.''
