GENERAL STATEMENT public honor Arlington and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemeteries function as principal national shrines where and recognition are accorded deceased persons interred/inurned in a setting of peace, reverence and natural beauty. Operational responsibility for these cemeteries is vested in the Secretary of the Army. of this At the close of FY 1993 the remains of 246,023 persons were interred/inurned in these cemeteries. total, 217,153 persons were interred and 14,900 remains inurned in the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery, and 13,970 remains were interred in the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery. There were 3,056 interments and 1,583 inurnments by cemetery labor in FY 1993. It is estimated there will be 3,500 interments and 1,500 inurnments in FY 1994; and 3,500 interments and 1,500 inurnments in FY 1995. In addition to its principal function as a national cemetery, Arlington is the site of many nonfuneral ceremonies each year. In FY 1993, approximately 1,900 such ceremonies were conducted. A like number of ceremonies is anticipated for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. Arlington National Cemetery has approximately 4 million visitors annually. LEAD-OFF TABULAR STATEMENT ($ in Thousands) Brought forward to FY 1993: Unobligated balance end of FY 1992 Appropriation, FY 1993 Recovery from prior year obligations Obligations, FY 1993 Appropriation Request, FY 1995 Decrease in estimated obligations, FY 1995 JUSTIFICATION 1/ Operation and Maintenance of Arlington and Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemeteries $8,775,000 Funds requested will provide for the cost of daily operations necessary to support an average of 18 combination of commercial contractual services and civilian personnel are utilized to accomplish the in This activity, utilizing 7 workyears, performs the essential management and administrative functions to significant statistical data essential to cemetery operations. of Funds requested will provide for the compensation and benefits and the reimbursable support costs associated with reimbursable finance and accounting support and personnel support provided by others. 5 |