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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5048
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to provide aid to counties for establishment, expansion, and
improvement of veterans’ cemeteries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Mr. DELGADO (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. MAST) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide aid to counties
for establishment, expansion, and improvement of vet-
erans’ cemeteries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness for Local Vet-
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eran Cemeteries Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AID TO
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COUNTIES
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT,
EXPAN-
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SION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF VETERANS’
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CEMETERIES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2408 of title 38, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or county’’ after ‘‘State’’ each
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place it appears; and
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(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
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following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary may make a grant to a county
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under this section only if—
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‘‘(i)(I) the State in which the county is located
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does not have a veterans’ cemetery owned by the
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State; or
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‘‘(II) the State in which the county is located
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did not apply for a grant during the previous year;
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and
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‘‘(ii) the county demonstrates in the application
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under paragraph (2), to the satisfaction of the Sec-
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retary, that the county has the resources necessary
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to operate and maintain the veterans’ cemetery
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owned by the county.
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‘‘(B) If a county and the State in which the county
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is located both apply for a grant under this section for
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the same year, the Secretary shall give priority to the
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State.
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‘‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
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carry out this paragraph.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such
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section is amended by inserting ‘‘and counties’’
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after ‘‘States’’.
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(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections
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at the beginning of chapter 24 of such title is
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amended by striking the item relating to section
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2408 and inserting the following new item:
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‘‘2408. Aid to States and counties for establishment, expansion, and improve-
ment of veterans’ cemeteries.’’.
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