Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 32 - National Defense last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 553.31 - Memorial and commemorative monuments (other than private headstones or markers).

The placement of memorials or commemorative monuments in Arlington National Cemetery will be carried out in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2409(b).

authority: 10 U.S.C. 985,1128,1481,1482,3013,4721; 24 U.S.C. 295a,412; 38 U.S.C. 2402 note, 2409-2411, 2413; 40 U.S.C. 9102; and Pub. L. 93-43, 87 Stat. 75
source: 81 FR 65877, Sept. 26, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 32 CFR 553.31