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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1469

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for grants to repair

veterans memorials.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 2001

Mr. JOHN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for grants

to repair veterans memorials.

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

3 SECTION 1. GRANTS TO REPAIR VETERANS MEMORIALS.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter

5 24 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding

6 at the end the following new section:

7 ‘‘§ 2412 Grants to repair memorials

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Sub9 ject to the succeeding provisions of this section, the Sec10 retary may make grants to a State or a qualified organiza-
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1 tion for the purpose of repairing or restoring a covered

2 memorial.

3 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A grant under this section may

4 be made only upon submission of an application to the

5 Secretary in such form and manner, and containing such

6 information, as the Secretary may require.

7 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—(1) The amount of a

8 grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the

9 cost of the repair or restoration of the covered memorial,

10 as determined by the Secretary.

11 ‘‘(2) The recipient of the grant shall contribute the

12 excess of the aggregate costs of the repair of the covered

13 memorial over the grant.

14 ‘‘(3) If a recipient of a grant under this section uses

15 any part of the funds provided through such grant for a

16 purpose other than that for which the grant was made,

17 the United States shall be entitled to recover from such

18 recipient the total of all grants made under this section

19 to such recipient in connection with the repair or restora20 tion of the covered memorial.

21 ‘‘(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Sums received pursu22 ant to a grant in this section shall be used for the sole

23 purpose of repairing or restoring a covered memorial.

24 ‘‘(e) STANDARDS.—A repair or restoration of a cov25 ered memorial under a grant under this section shall con-
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1 form to such standards and guidelines as the Secretary

2 may by regulation prescribe.

3 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

4 Secretary may by regulation prescribe such additional

5 terms and conditions for grants under this section as the

6 Secretary considers appropriate.

7 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘qualified organization’ means

9 any organization described in section 5902(a) of this

10 title.

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered memorial’ means a me12 morial or monument that the Secretary determines

13 commemorates the service in the Armed Forces of

14 an individual, or group of individuals, or a particular

15 military event, but does not include any memorial or

16 monument under the administrative jurisdiction of

17 the Secretary of the Interior.

18 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1)

19 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

20 be necessary for fiscal year 2002 and for each succeeding

21 fiscal year through fiscal year 2006 for the purpose of

22 making grants under subsection (a).

23 ‘‘(2) Sums appropriated under paragraph (1) of this

24 section shall remain available until expended. If all funds

25 from a grant under this section have not been utilized by
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1 a recipient for the purpose for which the grant was made

2 within three years after such grant is made, the United

3 States shall be entitled to recover any such unused grant

4 funds from such recipient.’’.

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