32 CFR § 553.31 - Memorial and commemorative monuments (other than private headstones or markers).

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title: "32 CFR § 553.31 - Memorial and commemorative monuments (other than private headstones or markers)."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "553.31"
section_name: "Memorial and commemorative monuments (other than private headstones or markers)."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
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subchapter_name: "MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES"
part_number: "553"
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authority: "10 U.S.C. 985, 1128, 1481, 1482, 3013, 4721-4726; 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."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 65877, Sept. 26, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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).