,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1       
#bjai,mr4 ,delgado 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,mr4 ,mast7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to provide aid to counties for
 establishment1 expansion1 and          
improvement of veterans' cemeteries4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fairness for ,local ,veteran   
,cemeteries ,act4  #b4 ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs aid to counties for  
establishment1 expansion1 and           
improvement of veterans' cemeteries  7a7
 ,in general ,section #bdjh of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by inserting or county after     
,state each place it appears2 and  7#b7 
in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph3  7#c7  7,a7

 ,the ,secretary may make a grant to a  
county under this section only if-- 7i7 
7,i7 the ,state in which the county is  
located does not have a veterans'       
cemetery owned by the ,state2 or  7,,ii7
 the ,state in which the county is      
located did not apply for a grant during
 the previous year2 and  7ii7 the county
 demonstrates in the application under  
paragraph 7#b71 to the satisfaction of  
the ,secretary1 that the county has the 
resources necessary to operate and      
maintain the veterans' cemetery owned by
 the county4  7,b7 ,if a county and the 
,state in which the county is located   
both apply for a grant under this       
section for the same year1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to the   
,state4  7,c7 ,the ,secretary shall     
prescribe regulations to carry out this 
paragraph4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendments 
7#a7 ,section heading ,the heading of   
such section is amended by inserting and
 counties after ,states4  7#b7 ,table of
 sections ,the table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter #bd of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #bdjh and inserting the     
following new item3  #bdjh4 ,aid to     
,states and counties for establishment1 
expansion1 and improvement of veterans' 
cemeteries4  4