[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4248 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4248

 To authorize the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of 
   the Army who served honorably in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d 
 United States Infantry Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the 
          Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2012

 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of 
   the Army who served honorably in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d 
 United States Infantry Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the 
          Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

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

SECTION 1. BURIAL OF DECEASED FORMER MEMBERS OF THE TOMB GUARD PLATOON 
              AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    Section 4722(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Subject to section 985(b) of this title, a person who served 
honorably as a member of the Army and was assigned to duty for at least 
nine months in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry 
Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns at 
Arlington National Cemetery, is eligible for interment or inurnment at 
Arlington National Cemetery.''.
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