,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag,ms4
 ,gabb>d 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4  
,hanabusa1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 & ,mr4 ,poe ( 
,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to make   
grants = ! rehabilitation ( ,_w ,w> ,i  
memorials4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may cit$ z ! ,honor+ ,_w ,w> ,i         
,memorials ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s2   
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !   
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,f #bjad ?r\gh      
#bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & nations ar\nd !
 _w m>k ! c5t5nial ( ,_w ,w> ,i1 includ+
 ! entry ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates into ! w> 9  
,april #aiag4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates    
entry into ! w> m>k$ ! fir/ "t 9 !      
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t ,am]ican     
soldi]s w5t abroad 9 def5se ( lib]ty    
aga9/ =eign aggression & x m>k$ ! true  
beg9n+ ( ! ,am]ican ,c5tury4  7#c7 ,m   
?an #d1jjj1jjj m5 & wom5 f ! ,unit$     

,/ates s]v$ 9 uni=m dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates suff]$ #cge1jjj           
casualties1 includ+ #aaf1eaf dea?s4     
7#d7 ,9 #bjac1 ! ,_w ,w> ,i ,c5t5nial   
,commission ,act 0 sign$ into law ) a   
/at$ goal ( ensur+ a suitable obs]vance 
( ! c5t5nial ( ,_w ,w> ,i4  7#e7 ,"p ( !
 ,c5t5nial ,commission's /at$ mission is
 to br+ att5tion to ! ?\s&s ( ,_w ,w> ,i
 memorials 9 communities across ! c\ntry
 t honor ,am]icans :o s]v$ 9 ! w>4  7#f7
 ,! ,c5t5nial ,commission has f\nd t    
across ! c\ntry !re are local ,_w ,w> ,i
 memorials 9 ?\s&s ( cities & t[ns t are
 =gott5 & 9 disrepair4  7#g7 ,!         
,c5t5nial ,commission has f\nd suffici5t
 cause to e/abli% a mat*+ grant program 
9 recognition ( ! importance (          
rehabilitat+ ,_w ,w> ,i memorials4      
,h[ev]1 ! grant am\nt ( #b1jjj is too l[
 = ! ne$s ( _m memorials4  7#h7 ,!      
,c5t5nial ,commission recognizes t      
re/or+ ,_w ,w> ,i memorials honors ^? :o
 s]v$ & raises aw>5ess ( ?is mom5t\s    
ev5t 9 ! ,nation's hi/ory4  #c4 ,_w ,w> 

,i memorial rehabilitation grant program
  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs %all make grants to   
eligible entities = ! purpose (         
rehabilitat+ ,_w ,w> ,i memorials4  7b7 
,eligible entities ,to be eligible = a  
grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all--  
7#a7 be a nonpr(it organization or a    
,/ate or local gov]nm5t entity t owns or
 manages a ,_w ,w> ,i memorial2 &  7#b7 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application    
conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ a        
description ( ! rehabilitation project =
 :i* ! entity seeks a grant "u ?is      
section4  7c7 ,selection ( grant        
recipi5ts ,9 select+ recipi5ts ( grants 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all        
prioritize1 9 desc5d+ ord]1 ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,entities seek+ grants to          
rehabilitate ,_w ,w> ,i memorials li/$  
on ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric       
,places4  7#b7 ,entities seek+ grants to
 rehabilitate ,_w ,w> ,i memorials li/$ 
on a ,/ate regi/] ( hi/oric places4  7d7

 ,use ( funds ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u  
?is section %all use ! grant to         
rehabilitate a ,_w ,w> ,i memorial4  7e7
 ,am\nt ( grant ,ea* grant provid$ "u   
?is section %all be 9 an am\nt t does n 
exce$ #ae1jjj1jjj1 & #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ (
 ! rehabilitation project describ$ 9 !  
application submitt$ by ! eligible      
entity to :i* ! grant is provid$4  7f7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
#ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah to make  
grants "u ?is section4 ,am\nts          
appropriat$ pursuant to su* au?orization
 ( appropriations %all rema9 available  
until exp5d$4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m rehabilitate means1
 ) respect to a memorial1 to repair1    
recon/ruct1 re/ore1 refurbi%1 or clean  
up ! memorial consi/5t ) ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior's ,/&>ds = ! ,treatm5t (      
,hi/oric ,prop]ties 7#cf ,c4,f4,r4 #fh7 
& applicable guidel9es4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,_w
 ,w> ,i memorial means a memorial t !   

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es  
is d$icat$ to ! memory ( ^? :o s]v$ 9   
,_w ,w> ,i1 & does n include any        
memorial to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ 
9 multiple w>s4