§ 2409. — Memorial areas in Arlington National Cemetery.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC2409]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
CHAPTER 24--NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 2409. Memorial areas in Arlington National Cemetery
(a) The Secretary of the Army may set aside, when available, a
suitable area or areas in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to
honor the memory of members of the Armed Forces and veterans--
(1) who are missing in action;
(2) whose remains have not been recovered or identified;
(3) whose remains were buried at sea, whether by the member's or
veteran's own choice or otherwise;
(4) whose remains were donated to science; or
(5) whose remains were cremated and whose ashes were scattered
without interment of any portion of the ashes.
(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army,
appropriate memorials or markers may be erected in Arlington National
Cemetery to honor the memory of those individuals, or group of
individuals, referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
(Added Pub. L. 99-576, title IV, Sec. 413(a), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat.
3284, Sec. 1009; amended Pub. L. 101-237, title III, Sec. 313(b)(5),
Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2077; renumbered Sec. 2409, Pub. L. 102-83,
Sec. 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1009 of this title as this
section.
1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-237 inserted ``of the Army'' after
``Secretary''.
Authorization of Placement of a Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery
Honoring World War II Veterans Who Fought in the Battle of the Bulge
Pub. L. 107-330, title II, Sec. 204, Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2824,
provided that: ``The Secretary of the Army is authorized to place in
Arlington National Cemetery a memorial marker honoring veterans who
fought in the battle in the European theater of operations during World
War II known as the Battle of the Bulge.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2411 of this title.
