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32 CFR 553.7: Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 32—National Defense
- Subtitle A—Department of Defense
- CHAPTER V—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
- SUBCHAPTER D—MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES
- PART 553—ARMY CEMETERIES
- Subpart A-Army National Military Cemeteries
(a) In accordance with 24 U.S.C. 295a:
(1) No memorial may be erected and no remains may be entombed in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater unless specifically authorized by Congress; and
(2) The character, design, or location of any memorial authorized by Congress for placement in the Amphitheater is subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense or his or her designee.
(b) The Secretary of Defense or his or her designee will seek the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts in such matters, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 9102.
(c) Tributes offered for those interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for placement in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater display room are not memorials for purposes of this section.
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