# 32 C.F.R. § 553.3 (2026): Statutory authorities

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## Section

- **Citation:** 32 C.F.R. § 553.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Statutory authorities
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 32 CFR: National Defense / Chapter V: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY / Part 553: ARMY CEMETERIES / Subpart A: Army National Military Cemeteries / § 553.3: § 553.3   Statutory authorities.

## Text

(a)
Historical.
Act of July 17, 1862, Sec. 18, 12 Stat. 594, 596; Act of February 22, 1867, Ch. 61, 14 Stat. 399; and the National Cemeteries Act of 1973, Public Law 93-43, 87 Stat. 75 (1973). The National Cemeteries Act established the National Cemetery System, which primarily consists of national cemeteries transferred from the management authority of the Department of the Army to the (now) Department of Veterans Affairs. Section 6(a) of the Act exempted Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery from transfer to the National Cemetery System, leaving them under the management authority of the Secretary of the Army.
(b)
Current.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4721(a), the Secretary of the Army shall develop, operate, manage, oversee, and fund the Army National Military Cemeteries. Section 4721(c) provides that the Army National Military Cemeteries are under the jurisdiction of Headquarters, Department of the Army, and 10 U.S.C. 4721(d) provides that the Secretary of the Army shall prescribe such regulations and policies as may be necessary to administer the Army National Military Cemeteries. The responsibilities of Headquarters, Department of the Army with regard to the Army National Military Cemeteries are enumerated in 10 U.S.C. 4721-4726 and Army General Orders 2014-74 and 2014-75.

## Nearby sections

- [32 C.F.R. § 553.1 (2026) § 553.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_1.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.2 (2026) § 553.2   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_2.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.3 (2026) § 553.3   Statutory authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_3.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.4 (2026) § 553.4   Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_4.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.5 (2026) § 553.5   Maintaining order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_5.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.6 (2026) § 553.6   Standards for managing Army National Military Cemeteries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_6.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.7 (2026) § 553.7   Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_7.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.8 (2026) § 553.8   Permission to install utilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_8.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.9 (2026) § 553.9   Assignment of gravesites or niches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_9.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.10 (2026) § 553.10   Proof of eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_10.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.11 (2026) § 553.11   General rules governing eligibility for interment, inurnment, and memorialization at Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_11.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.12 (2026) § 553.12   Eligibility for interment in Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_12.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.13 (2026) § 553.13   Eligibility for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_13.md)
- [32 C.F.R. § 553.14 (2026) § 553.14   Eligibility for interment of cremated remains in the Arlington National Cemetery Unmarked Area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T32_P553_S553_14.md)

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