,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cice  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit the burial in ,arlington    
,national ,cemetery1 ,virginia1 of any  
,president or ,vice ,president who is   
not a member or veteran of the ,armed   
,forces4  #a4 ,prohibition on burial in 
,arlington ,national ,cemetery1         
,virginia1 of any ,president or ,vice   
,president who is not a member or       
veteran of the ,armed ,forces ,section  
#ggbb7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7 7,a7 
,in carrying out paragraphs 7#a7 and    
7#b71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
not approve a determination of          
eligibility for interment or inurnment  
in ,arlington ,national ,cemetery made  

by the ,secretary of the ,army that     
permits the interment or inurnment in   
,arlington ,national ,cemetery of an    
individual who is not a member of the   
armed forces or a veteran 7as that term 
is defined in section #aja7b7 of title  
#ch71 but served as ,president of the   
,united ,states or ,vice ,president of  
the ,united ,states4  7,b7 ,for purposes
 of subparagraph 7,a71 a ,president     
shall not be considered a member of the 
armed forces or a veteran by virtue of  
service under the ,constitution as the  
,commander-in-,chief1 and a ,vice       
,president shall not be considered a    
member of the armed forces or a veteran 
by virtue of service under the          
,constitution as ,vice ,president4  4