[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.