# 32 CFR § 553.7: Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-553.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 553.7
- **Heading:** Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
- **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

(a) In accordance with 24 U.S.C. 295a:
(1) No memorial may be erected and no remains may be entombed in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater unless specifically authorized by Congress; and
(2) The character, design, or location of any memorial authorized by Congress for placement in the Amphitheater is subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense or his or her designee.
(b) The Secretary of Defense or his or her designee will seek the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts in such matters, in accordance with 40 U.S.C. 9102.
(c) Tributes offered for those interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for placement in the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater display room are not memorials for purposes of this section.

## 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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