Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§7726 Oversight and Inspections
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 776 — ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERIES › § 7726
Summary
Secretary of the Army must regularly inspect Cemeteries’ administration, maintenance, and construction. Army staff will lead inspections and may use other federal agencies or civilian experts. Within 120 days after an inspection, the Secretary must give congressional defense committees a report with findings, recommendations, and a corrective plan.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7726
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(a)Inspections Required.—
The Secretary of the Army shall provide for the oversight of the Cemeteries to ensure the highest quality standards are maintained by providing for the periodic inspection of the administration, operation and maintenance, and construction elements applicable to the Cemeteries. The inspections shall be conducted by personnel of the Department of the Army with the assistance, as the Secretary considers appropriate, of personnel from other Federal agencies and civilian experts.
(b)Submission of Results.—
Not later than 120 days after the completion of an inspection conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the inspection and recommendations and a plan for corrective actions to be taken in response to the inspection.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7726 was renumbered section 8896 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4726 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7726
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110