Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness Act
This bill requires that headstones other than standard white uniform military grave markers be permitted in certain sections of Arlington National Cemetery. The bill places limits on certain aspects of the headstones, including limitations on size.
To direct the Secretary of the Army to authorize the placement of 
certain types of private headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN PRIVATE HEADSTONES IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
              CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall authorize the 
placement in a covered area of Arlington National Cemetery of a private 
headstone if such headstone--
            (1) is placed within 20 feet of another private headstone;
            (2) is not larger than the plot on which it is placed;
            (3) meets the specifications provided in the Arlington 
        National Cemetery Memorialization Policy, as in effect on 
        December 31, 2016;
            (4) is not a ledger, marker of freestanding cross design, 
        narrow shaft, mausoleum, or overground vault; and
            (5) does not exceed four feet in width and four feet in 
        height, including both the base and the die.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``private headstone'' means a headstone other 
        than a standard white uniform military grave marker.
            (2) The term ``covered area'', with respect to Arlington 
        National Cemetery, means an area within one of the original 13 
        sections of the cemetery that were designated for private 
        markers.
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Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness Act
To direct the Secretary of the Army to authorize the placement of certain types of private headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Arlington Cemetery Marker Fairness Act
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy