Sec. 3. Green burial sections at national cemeteries
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Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)(2)— in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: in the case of grave sites in a green burial section designated under subsection (i), the Secretary may provide for grave markers of such type as the Secretary considers appropriate. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection:
The Secretary may designate one or more sections in any national cemetery as green burial sections. In this subsection, the term green burial section means a section of a cemetery in which the remains of individuals interred in that section— have been prepared for interment in a manner that does not involve chemicals or embalming fluids; and have been interred in a natural manner or in completely biodegradable burial receptacles. .