Sec. 584. UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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## SEC. 584 UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY **[**[38 U.S.C. 2409 note](/us/usc/t38/s2409)**]** ###
(a)Updates and Preservation of Memorials ####
(1)Protestant chaplains memorial The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF— #####
(A)to modify the memorial to Protestant chaplains located on Chaplains Hill to include a granite, marble, or other stone base for the bronze plaque of the memorial; #####
(B)to provide an updated bronze plaque, described in subparagraph (A), including the name of each chaplain, verified as described in subsection (b), who died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces after the date on which the original memorial was placed; and #####
(C)to make such other updates and corrections to the memorial that the Secretary determines necessary. ####
(2)Catholic and jewish chaplain memorials The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF to update and make corrections to the Catholic and Jewish chaplain memorials located on Chaplains Hill that the Secretary determines necessary. ####
(3)No cost to federal government The activities of NCMAF authorized by this subsection shall be carried out at no cost to the Federal Government. ####
(4)Authority of secretary of the army The Secretary of the Army may permit NCMAF to carry out any action authorized by this subsection without regard to the time limitation under section 2409(b)(2)(C) of title 38, United States Code. ###
(b)Verification of Names NCMAF may not include the name of a chaplain on a memorial on Chaplains Hill under subsection
(a)unless that name has been verified by the Chief of Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps, depending on the branch of the Armed Forces in which the chaplain served. ###
(c)Prohibition on Expansion of Memorials Except as provided in subsection (a)(1)(A), this section may not be construed as authorizing the expansion of any memorial that is located on Chaplains Hill as of the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(d)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “Chaplains Hill” means the area in Arlington National Cemetery that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is generally identified and recognized as Chaplains Hill. ####
(2)The term “NCMAF” means the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces or any successor organization recognized in law for purposes of the operation of this section.
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Sec. 584
UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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