§ 2401. — Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC2401]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 24--NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 2401. Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials
There shall be appointed by the Secretary an Advisory Committee on
Cemeteries and Memorials. The Secretary shall advise and consult with
the Committee from time to time with respect to the administration of
the cemeteries for which the Secretary is responsible, and with respect
to the selection of cemetery sites, the erection of appropriate
memorials, and the adequacy of Federal burial benefits. The Committee
shall make periodic reports and recommendations to the Secretary and to
Congress.
(Added Pub. L. 93-43, Sec. 2(a), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 75, Sec. 1001;
amended Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, Sec. 701(53), Oct. 28, 1986, 100
Stat. 3295; Pub. L. 101-237, title III, Sec. 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989,
103 Stat. 2077; renumbered Sec. 2401, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6,
1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1001 of this title as this
section.
1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``he''
before ``is responsible''.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law
requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other
regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103-7 (in which a
periodic report to Congress on the Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and
Memorials is listed on page 145), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as
amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and
Finance.
