Section
278, acts July 24, 1876, ch. 226, § 1,
19 Stat. 99; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §§ 206,
215,
42 Stat. 21, 23; Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(96),
64 Stat. 844, provided for care and maintenance of cemeteries. See section
2404
(a), (e) of Title
38, Veterans’ Benefits.
Section
279, R.S. § 4877, related to inclosure, headstones, and registers. See section
2404
(a), (c), (d) of Title
38.
Section
279a, acts July 1, 1948, ch. 791, § 1,
62 Stat. 1215; Aug. 14, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–644, § 1(1),
72 Stat. 601; Aug. 28, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–811,
72 Stat. 978; Sept. 1, 1970,
Pub. L. 91–369,
84 Stat. 836, provided for headstones for unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers, members of armed forces, reserve components, National Guard, Air National Guard, and Reserve Officers Training Corps; compilation of list; and inscription of names on Memorial. See sections
2306 and
2403 of Title
38.
Section
279b, acts July 1, 1948, ch. 791, § 2,
62 Stat. 1216; Aug. 14, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–644, § 1(2),
72 Stat. 602, authorized rules and regulations for the headstones, list, and inscription of names.
Section
279c, act July 1, 1948, ch. 791, § 3,
62 Stat. 1216, related to preservation of records respecting the headstones, list, and inscription of names. See section
2404
(d) of Title
38.
Section
279d, acts Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1013,
68 Stat. 880; July 3, 1956, ch. 509,
70 Stat. 489, provided for markers to honor memory of certain Armed Forces personnel. See section
2403
(a), (b) of Title
38.