#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bche  ,,an ,,act  ,to permit the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
establish a grant program to conduct    
cemetery research and produce           
educational materials for the ,veterans 
,legacy ,program4  #a4 ,grants for      
cemetery research and the production of 
educational materials  7a7 ,grants      
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may    
establish a grant program to conduct    
cemetery research and produce           
educational materials for the ,veterans 
,legacy ,program4  7#b7 ,eligible       
recipients ,the ,secretary may award a  
grant under this section to any of the  
following entities3  7,a7 ,an           
institution of higher learning4  7,b7 ,a
 local education agency4  7,c7 ,a       
non-profit entity that the ,secretary   
determines has a demonstrated history of
 community engagement4  7,d7 ,another   
recipient the ,secretary determines to  
be appropriate4  7#c7 ,use of funds ,a  

recipient of a grant under this section 
may use the grant amount to-- 7,a7      
conduct research related to national1   
,state1 or ,tribal veterans' cemeteries2
  7,b7 produce education materials that 
teach about the history of veterans     
interred in national1 ,state1 or ,tribal
 veterans' cemeteries2 and  7,c7 promote
 community engagement with the histories
 of veterans interred in national1      
,state1 or ,tribal veterans' cemeteries4
  7#d7 ,maximum amount ,a grant awarded 
under this section may not exceed       
#ejj1jjj4  7b7 ,regulations ,if the     
,secretary establishes a grant program  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 prescribe regulations regarding--  7#a7
 the evaluation of applications for     
grants under the program2 and  7#b7     
administration of the program4  7c7     
,report required ,not later than #b     
years after the ,secretary establishes a
 grant program under this section1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of the

 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,senate a report regarding the          
determination of the ,secretary whether 
the grant program is a financially      
effective means to promote the purposes 
in subsection 7a77#c74  7d7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3  7#a7 ,the term      
,veterans ,legacy ,program means the    
program of the ,national ,cemetery      
,administration that is responsible for 
providing engagement and educational    
tools and opportunities to the public   
regarding the service and sacrifice of  
veterans interred in national1 ,state1  
or ,tribal veterans' cemeteries4  7#b7  
,the term institution of higher learning
 has the meaning given that term in     
section #cdeb7;f7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the term local    
educational agency has the meaning given
 that term in section #haja of the      
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,october #ae1 #bjai4;,clerk4