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The bill provides a taxpayer-funded-free memorial recognition for Army Security Agency veterans at Arlington while protecting cemetery operations and burial space, but it risks reduced prestige if sited outside the cemetery and potential disputes or delays over design and placement.
Arlington National Cemetery operations and burial capacity are protected by limiting the memorial's size and requiring it not to be a burial or large structure, reducing disruption to cemetery operations and preserving space for burials.
Veterans who served in the Army Security Agency (1945–1976) receive a permanent memorial recognition at or in Arlington National Cemetery, giving formal, lasting acknowledgement of their service.
Taxpayers are not required to pay for the memorial because the Association must fund all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs.
If no site is available inside the cemetery, the memorial will be placed outside the entrance, which may be perceived as less prestigious or honorable by some veterans, families, and visitors.
Design or siting decisions could provoke aesthetic or placement disputes between the Association and the Army, potentially delaying the memorial's installation.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the Army to place a commemorative monument for Army Security Agency veterans (1945–1976) at Arlington National Cemetery or outside its entrance, with design approval and Association-funded construction and maintenance.
Requires the Secretary of the Army to place a small monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans who served between 1945 and 1976 in Arlington National Cemetery (or just outside its entrance if no appropriate site exists). The monument’s design must be approved by the Secretary and the National Army Security Agency Association, be located on non-burial ground, fit within specified base dimensions, and be funded, installed, and maintained under an agreement with the Association, which pays all costs.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam Era, and the Cold War era, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 9, 2026 by Alma Adams · Last progress April 9, 2026