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PUBLIC LAW 101-237—DEC. 18, 1989 103 STAT. 2093 c, (B) by inserting "of Defense" after "Secretary" the last place it appears. (6) Section 1621(b)(l), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended by striking out "(herein- after" and all that follows through "Secretary')". (7) Section 1623(d), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended— (A) by inserting "of Defense" after "Secretary" the first place it occurs; and (B) by striking out "the Secretary" the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "such Secretary". (8) Chapter 41 is amended— (A) by striking out "Administrator" each place it appears (other than in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2002A(e) and in section 2010(b)(l)(G)) and inserting in lieu thereof "Sec- retary of Veterans Affairs"; and (B) by striking out "Veterans' Administration" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Department of Veterans Affairs". TITLE V—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS . SEC. 501. REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF CEMETERY HEADSTONE OR MARKER. Subsection (d) of section 906 is amended— (1) by striking out "actual costs incurred by or on behalf of such person in acquiring" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "cost of acquiring"; (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The cost referred to in the preceding sentence is the cost actually incurred by or on behalf of such person or the cost prepaid by the deceased individual, as the case may be."; and (3) by striking out "the preceding sentence" and inserting in lieu thereof "this subsection". SEC. 502. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 24 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§1010. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery "(a) The Secretary of the Army shall designate an area of appro- priate size within Arlington National Cemetery for the unmarked interment, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, of the ashes of persons eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery whose remains were cremated. Such area shall be an area not suitable for the burial of casketed remains. "(b) The Secretary of the military departments shall make avail- able appropriate forms on which those members of the Armed Forces who so desire may indicate their desire to be buried within the area to be designated under subsection (a).". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ^ "1010. Burial of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery.".