[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1138

To authorize the placement of a monument in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring the veterans who fought in World War II as members of Army 
                           Ranger Battalions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2005

   Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the placement of a monument in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring the veterans who fought in World War II as members of Army 
                           Ranger Battalions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ARMY RANGER BATTALIONS MONUMENT IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
              CEMETERY.

    Section 2409 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary of the Army is authorized to place a 
monument in Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans who fought in 
World War II as members of United States Army Ranger Battalions.
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Army shall have exclusive authority to 
approve an appropriate design and an appropriate and accessible site 
within the Arlington National Cemetery for the monument authorized 
under paragraph (1).''.
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