[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2209 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2209

 To establish a chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2013

 Mr. Wittman 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 establish a chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY 
              CEMETERIES.

    (a) Military Chain of Command Required.--The Secretary of the Army 
shall establish a chain of command for the Army National Military 
Cemeteries, to include a military commander of the Army National 
Military Cemeteries to replace the current civilian director upon the 
termination of the tenure of the director.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4724(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``who shall meet'' and inserting 
``who is a commissioned officer and meets''.
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