[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3935 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3935

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in 
    Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice 
     President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in 
    Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice 
     President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, 
              VIRGINIA, OF ANY PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT WHO IS NOT A 
              MEMBER OR VETERAN OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 7722(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of 
Defense shall not approve a determination of eligibility for interment 
or inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery made by the Secretary of 
the Army that permits the interment or inurnment in Arlington National 
Cemetery of an individual who is not a member of the armed forces or a 
veteran (as that term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38), but 
served as President of the United States or Vice President of the 
United States.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a President shall not be 
considered a member of the armed forces or a veteran by virtue of 
service under the Constitution as the Commander-in-Chief, and a Vice 
President shall not be considered a member of the armed forces or a 
veteran by virtue of service under the Constitution as Vice 
President.''.
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