Title 24, Hospitals and AsylumsRelease 119-110
§295a Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Title 24 › CHAPTER 7 — NATIONAL CEMETERIES › § 295a
Summary
Each January the Secretary of Defense may give Congress recommendations on memorials and which remains to entomb at Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Congress must approve any memorial or entombment; Secretary must approve its design and location.
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Title 24, §295a
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(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.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Memorial to Veterans of Vietnam Conflict Pub. L. 95–479, title III, § 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.”
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24 U.S.C. § 295a
Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110