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Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act

H.R. 4312 · 115th Congress · Nov 8, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act”.

Sec. 2 Display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries

Section 2403 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(d)

“(1) The Secretary may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery.

“(2) In this subsection, the term “Battlefield Cross” 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.”