Require that national cemeteries be open to visitors on legal public holidays.

This proposal says that all national cemeteries run by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Park Service must be open to visitors on federal public holidays, like Memorial Day. It ties the rule to the list of 11 legal public holidays in federal law, so families and visitors can plan to pay their respects on those days without closures getting in the way .

• Who is affected: Families, friends, and visitors to national cemeteries; staff at cemeteries run by DoD, VA, and NPS .
• What changes: Cemeteries must be open on the 11 federal holidays (for example, Memorial Day) .
• When: On each federal public holiday listed in federal law .