I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4328 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the 
rehabilitation of World War I memorials. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Ms. GABBARD (for herself, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. JAYAPAL, and 
Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make 
grants for the rehabilitation of World War I memorials. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may cited as the ‘‘Honoring World War I 
Memorials Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) From 2014 through 2018, the United 
States and nations around the world mark the cen-
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(7) The Centennial Commission has found suf-
ficient cause to establish a matching grant program 
in recognition of the importance of rehabilitating 
World War I memorials. However, the grant amount 
of $2,000 is too low for the needs of many memo-
rials. 
(8) The Centennial Commission recognizes that 
restoring World War I memorials honors those who 
served and raises awareness of this momentous event 
in the Nation’s history. 
SEC. 3. WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL REHABILITATION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall make grants to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of rehabilitating World War I memorials. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be a nonprofit organization or a State or 
local government entity that owns or manages a 
World War I memorial; and 
(2) submit to the Secretary an application con-
taining such information and assurances as the Sec-
retary may require, including a description of the re-
habilitation project for which the entity seeks a 
grant under this section. 
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(c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In selecting 
recipients of grants under this section, the Secretary shall 
prioritize, in descending order, the following: 
(1) Entities seeking grants to rehabilitate 
World War I memorials listed on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places. 
(2) Entities seeking grants to rehabilitate 
World War I memorials listed on a State register of 
historic places. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to rehabilitate a World 
War I memorial. 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Each grant provided under 
this section shall be in an amount that does not exceed 
$15,000,000, and 50 percent of the cost of the rehabilita-
tion project described in the application submitted by the 
eligible entity to which the grant is provided. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to make grants 
under this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
such authorization of appropriations shall remain available 
until expended. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘rehabilitate’’ means, with respect 
to a memorial, to repair, reconstruct, restore, refur-
bish, or clean up the memorial consistent with the 
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treat-
ment of Historic Properties (36 C.F.R. 68) and ap-
plicable guidelines. 
(2) The term ‘‘World War I memorial’’ means 
a memorial that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
determines is dedicated to the memory of those who 
served in World War I, and does not include any 
memorial to members of the Armed Forces serving 
in multiple wars. 
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