[Congressional Bills 116th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1424 Enrolled Bill (ENR)] H.R.1424 One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America AT THE FIRST SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Fallen Soldier Displays in national cemeteries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR FALLEN SOLDIER DISPLAYS IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES. Section 2403 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d)(1) Subject to standards established by the Secretary, the Secretary shall permit the display of a Fallen Soldier Display in any national cemetery. ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Fallen Soldier Display' means a memorial monument in honor of fallen members of the Armed Forces that may include a replica of an inverted rifle, boots, helmets, and identification tag.''. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act
#1424 | HR Congress #116
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security
Last Action: Became Public Law No: 116-106. (1/7/2020)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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