Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5487 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum amount of Department of Veterans Affairs grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ ceme- teries. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 18, 2019 Mr. SABLAN (for himself and Mr. STEIL) 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 an increase in the maximum amount of Department of Vet- erans Affairs grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Cemetery 4 Grants Improvement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5487.IH H5487 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5487 IH SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEPARTMENT 1 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GRANTS TO STATES 2 AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR OPER- 3 ATING AND MAINTAINING VETERANS’ CEME- 4 TERIES. 5 Section 2408(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 6 is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5487.IH H5487 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS