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38 U.S.C. § 2413

Prohibition on certain demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 2413, Prohibition on certain demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473064
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It shall be unlawful for any person— with respect to such a cemetery, to engage in a demonstration during the period beginning 120 minutes before and ending 120 minutes after a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony is held, any part of which demonstration— takes place within the boundaries of such cemetery or takes place within 300 feet of the point of the intersection between— includes any individual willfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion— includes any individual— The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction— Any person, including a surviving member of the deceased person’s immediate family, who suffers injury as a result of conduct that violates this section may— It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the violation of subsection (a) was committed willfully for purposes of determining relief under this section if the violator, or a person acting in concert with the violator, did not have reasonable grounds to believe, either from the attention or publicity sought by the violator or other circumstance, that the conduct of such violator or person would not— In this section— the term “demonstration” includes—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 109-228(H.R. 5037)2006-05-29
    Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act
    House: 408–3Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-154(H.R. 1627)2012-08-06
    Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
    House: 380–0Senate: no recorded tally