Section text and notes
May 14, 1948, ch. 289, § 1 62 Stat. 234 Pub. L. 86–26073 Stat. 547 section 2402 of Title 38Section 281, acts , ; , , , enumerated classes of persons eligible for burial in national cemeteries and provided for removal of remains. See , Veterans’ Benefits.
act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 467, § 1 61 Stat. 742 Section 281a, , , provided for utilization of surplus military real property for cemeteries.
act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 467, § 2 61 Stat. 742 Section 281b, , , related to utilization of surplus military real property for expansion of existing cemeteries and limited the expanded national cemetery area to six hundred and forty acres.
act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 467, § 3 61 Stat. 742 Section 281c, , , authorized regulations respecting utilization of surplus military real property for cemeteries.
act Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 52, § 1 64 Stat. 12 Section 281d, , , related to utilization of surplus military real property for cemeteries at Fort Logan, Colo.
act Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 52, § 2 64 Stat. 12 Section 281e, , , provided for selection of lands, care and maintenance, and limitation of area of national cemetery at Fort Logan, Colo.
act Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 52, § 3 64 Stat. 12 Section 281f, , , authorized Secretary of the Army to prescribe rules and regulations for administration of national cemetery at Fort Logan, Colo.
act Aug. 10, 1950, ch. 672 64 Stat. 434 Section 281g, , §§ 1, 2, , provided for expansion of existing cemeteries at Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, Fort Leavenworth, National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Barrancas National Cemetery, near Pensacola, Florida.
act Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 355, § 1 37 Stat. 440 Section 282, , , provided for burial of Confederate veterans.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
section 10(c) of Pub. L. 93–43section 2306 of Title 38Repeal effective , or such earlier date as the President may prescribe and publish in the Federal Register, see , set out as a note under , Veterans’ Benefits.
Matured Rights and Duties, Incurred Penalties, Liabilities, and Forfeitures, and Commenced Proceedings Excepted in Repeal of National Cemeteries Provisions
section 7 of Pub. L. 93–43section 7(a) of Pub. L. 93–43Provisions repealed except with respect to rights and duties matured, penalties, liabilities, and forfeitures that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before effective date of , see , set out as a note under sections 271 to 276 of this title.