[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2157 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2157

   To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of 
 members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of 
   the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), 
                          United States Army.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2013

    Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Visclosky) 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 ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of 
 members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of 
   the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), 
                          United States Army.

    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)(A) Subject to section 985(b) of this title, an individual who 
served as a Tomb Guard described in subparagraph (B) is eligible for 
interment of casketed remains or cremated remains at Arlington National 
Cemetery.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to an individual who--
            ``(i) served honorably in the Army;
            ``(ii) served at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as a Tomb 
        Guard; and
            ``(iii) was awarded the Tomb Guard Identification Badge or 
        a certificate of participation if service occurred prior to the 
        introduction of the badge.
    ``(C) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an individual otherwise 
described in subparagraph (B) whose Tomb Guard Identification Badge or 
certificate was revoked before the burial of the individual.
    ``(D) The Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 
shall be responsible for verifying the eligibility requirements 
specified in subparagraph (B).''.
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