§ 2410. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1989

   Veterans’ Benefits Amendments of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–237 title V § 502(a) · 103 Stat. 2062

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 2410

   Added Pub. L. 101–237, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2093, § 1010

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 101–237, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2093, § 1010

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 24 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 1010. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery “(a) The Secretary of the Army shall designate an area of appropriate size within Arlington National Cemetery for the unmarked interment, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, of the ashes of persons eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery whose remains were cremated. Such area shall be an area not suitable for the burial of casketed remains. “(b) The Secretary of the military departments shall make available appropriate forms on which those members of the Armed Forces who so desire may indicate their desire to be buried within the area to be designated under subsection (a).”.

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–54 § 14(b)(22) · 105 Stat. 267

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2410(b)

   Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “each military department” for “the military departments”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “each military department” for “the military departments”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (22) Section 1010(b) is amended by striking out “the military departments” and inserting in lieu thereof “each military department”.

3. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 2410

   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1010 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1010 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Redesignation of Sections to Conform to Chapter Numbers.— Each section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.

4. 2016

   Pub. L. 114–158 § 1(a) · 130 Stat. 394

   Added · 38 U.S.C. § 2410(c)

   Pub. L. 114–158 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–158 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 2410 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) (1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of title 10. “(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 114–158, § 1(b), May 20, 2016, 130 Stat. 394, provided that:

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