# 32 CFR § 553.2: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 553.2
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER V—DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY > SUBCHAPTER D—MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES > PART 553—ARMY CEMETERIES > Subpart A-Army National Military Cemeteries

## Text

This part specifies the authorities and assigns the responsibilities for the development, operation, maintenance, and administration of the Army National Military Cemeteries.

## Nearby sections

- [32 CFR § 553.1 § 553.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.1.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.2 § 553.2 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.2.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.3 § 553.3 Statutory authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.3.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.4 § 553.4 Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.4.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.5 § 553.5 Maintaining order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.5.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.6 § 553.6 Standards for managing Army National Military Cemeteries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.6.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.7 § 553.7 Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.7.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.8 § 553.8 Permission to install utilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.8.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.9 § 553.9 Assignment of gravesites or niches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.9.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.10 § 553.10 Proof of eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.10.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.11 § 553.11 General rules governing eligibility for interment, inurnment, and memorialization at Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.11.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.12 § 553.12 Eligibility for interment in Arlington National Cemetery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.12.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.13 § 553.13 Eligibility for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.13.md)
- [32 CFR § 553.14 § 553.14 Eligibility for interment of cremated remains in the Arlington National Cemetery Unmarked Area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.14.md)

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