A Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate bearing the signature of the current President to honor the memory of Veterans who have been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States. A single PMC is generated automatically for the Veteran's family, loved ones, or next of kin when a Veteran burial is completed and entered into the Burial Operational Support System (BOSS). PMC's may also be requested for Veterans who are deceased but have chosen not to be buried in a State or National Cemetery, but do choose to order a government furnished headstone or marker using the VA Form 40-1330 or a Medallion using the VA Form 40-1330M. "Burial" is not a requirement for Veteran eligibility as it is with a headstone or marker. Requests are sent directly to the PMC program and are processed using the Automated Monument Application System (AMAS) order screen. Eligibility is established using Veteran documents provided with each application request form.

The Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) Processing Capability (PC) project will deliver a FISMA and 508 compliant Presidential Memorial Certificate application that provides PMC request processing functionality, provides request tracking and allows a Case manager to suspend, or disapprove any received request for just cause. System reports will be added for user productivity, error identification, and order tracking. PMC Requests from HINES will be incorporated into the enterprise database.