,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,romney7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to authorize the 
use of grant amounts awarded under the  
,veterans ,cemetery ,grants ,program for
 construction of fully enclosed         
committal service shelters in certain   
,state veterans' cemeteries1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,committal ,service  
,shelter ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,sense of  
,congress2 findings2 purpose  7a7 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that--  7#a7 a committal      
service shelter should be a quiet1      
dignified shelter that provides         
protection from the wind1 rain1 and sun 
for an internment service in a solemn   

manner2 and  7#b7 such shelters should  
provide comfort for grieving families in
 all weather1 especially during the heat
 of summer1 middle of winter1 and all   
types of storms4  7b7 ,findings         
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,as of the day before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs does  
not provide funding for construction of 
enclosed committal service shelters     
under the ,veterans ,cometary ,grants   
,program4  7#b7 ,as of the day before   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
highly rural communities have few       
options for protection from inclement   
weather during funerals for veterans and
 open shelters hardly shield family and 
loved ones from extreme weather4  7#c7  
,as of the day before the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 ,states with    
only one ,state veterans' cemetery      
funded by the ,veterans ,cemetery       
,grants ,program have few options with  
respect to committal service shelters4  

7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act  
is to authorize the use of grant amounts
 awarded under the ,veterans ,cemetery  
,grants ,program for construction of    
fully enclosed committal shelters in    
certain ,state veterans' cemeteries4    
#c4 ,construction of fully enclosed     
committal service shelters in ,state    
veterans' cemeteries ,section #bdjh of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7g7 ,a grant 
awarded under subsection 7a77#a77;,a7   
may be used for construction of a fully 
enclosed committal service shelter in a 
veterans' cemetery owned by a ,state    
that--  7#a7 has one or fewer veterans' 
cemeteries that are federally funded2   
and  7#b7 has one or fewer national     
cemeteries under the control of the     
,national ,cemetery ,administration with
 space available to accommodate casketed
 or cremated remains4  4