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38 U.S.C. 2403: Memorial areas

Created in 1973 by Public Law 93-43. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 2306, 38 U.S.C. 2411.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–106 added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–368, §401(c), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, appropriate memorials or markers shall be erected to honor the memory of those individuals, or group of individuals, referred to in … (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–368, §403(c)(6), substituted "under the control of the National Cemetery Administration" for "in the National Cemetery System created by this chapter". (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (c)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1003 of this title as this section.

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–237 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–295 substituted "chapter" for "Act" after "created by this". · (c)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–66 substituted provisions relating to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, for provisions that related only to members of the Armed Forces, struck out provisions limiting the subsection to persons who died or were killed while serving in the Armed Forces, and inserted p… · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.