Sec. 3. GREEN BURIAL SECTIONS AT NATIONAL CEMETERIES

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## SEC. 3 GREEN BURIAL SECTIONS AT NATIONAL CEMETERIES Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (c)(2)— #####

(A)in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; #####

(B)in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(E) > > 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 ####

(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(i) > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary may designate one or more sections in any national cemetery as green burial sections. > > > #### “(2) > > In this subsection, the term ‘green burial section’ means a section of a cemetery in which the remains of individuals interred in that section— > > > ##### “(A) > > have been prepared for interment in a manner that does not involve chemicals or embalming fluids; and > > > ##### “(B) > > have been interred in a natural manner or in completely biodegradable burial receptacles.” > .