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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2385 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 16, 2019 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 

a grant program to conduct cemetery research and 

produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy 

Program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR CEMETERY RESEARCH AND THE 

2 PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. 

3 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

5 Affairs may establish a grant program to conduct 

6 cemetery research and produce educational materials 

7 for the Veterans Legacy Program. 

8 (2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary may 

9 award a grant under this section to any of the fol10 lowing entities: 

11 (A) An institution of higher learning. 

12 (B) A local education agency. 

13 (C) A non-profit entity that the Secretary 

14 determines has a demonstrated history of com15 munity engagement. 

16 (D) Another recipient the Secretary deter17 mines to be appropriate. 

18 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant 

19 under this section may use the grant amount to— 

20 (A) conduct research related to national, 

21 State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries; 

22 (B) produce education materials that teach 

23 about the history of veterans interred in na24 tional, State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries; 

25 and 


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1 (C) promote community engagement with 

2 the histories of veterans interred in national, 

3 State, or Tribal veterans’ cemeteries. 

4 (4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant awarded 

5 under this section may not exceed $500,000. 

6 (b) REGULATIONS.—If the Secretary establishes a 

7 grant program under this section, the Secretary shall pre8 scribe regulations regarding— 

9 (1) the evaluation of applications for grants 

10 under the program; and 

11 (2) administration of the program. 

12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

13 after the Secretary establishes a grant program under this 

14 section, the Secretary shall submit to the committees on 

15 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

16 Senate a report regarding the determination of the Sec17 retary whether the grant program is a financially effective 

18 means to promote the purposes in subsection (a)(3). 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) The term ‘‘Veterans Legacy Program’’ 

21 means the program of the National Cemetery Ad22 ministration that is responsible for providing engage23 ment and educational tools and opportunities to the 

24 public regarding the service and sacrifice of veterans 


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1 interred in national, State, or Tribal veterans’ ceme2 teries. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘institution of higher learning’’ 

4 has the meaning given that term in section 3452(f) 

5 of title 38, United States Code. 

6 (3) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has 

7 the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the 

8 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

Passed the House of Representatives October 15, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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