,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,mr4  
,man*9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,romney7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! use ( grant am\nts aw>d$ "u !
 ,vet]ans ,cemet]y ,grants ,program =   
con/ruction ( fully enclos$ committal   
s]vice %elt]s 9 c]ta9 ,/ate vet]ans'    
cemet]ies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,committal
 ,s]vice ,%elt] ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress2 f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 ,s5se 
( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--
  7#a7 a committal s]vice %elt] %\ld be 
a quiet1 dignifi$ %elt] t provides      
protection f ! w9d1 ra91 & sun = an     
int]nm5t s]vice 9 a solemn mann]2 &     
7#b7 su* %elt]s %\ld provide com=t =    
griev+ families 9 all wea!r1 especially 
dur+ ! heat ( summ]1 middle ( w9t]1 &   

all types ( /orms4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,z ( ! day  
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs does n    
provide fund+ = con/ruction ( enclos$   
committal s]vice %elt]s "u ! ,vet]ans   
,comet>y ,grants ,program4  7#b7 ,z ( ! 
day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 highly rural communities h few options 
= protection f inclem5t wea!r dur+      
fun]als = vet]ans & op5 %elt]s h>dly    
%ield family & lov$ ones f extreme      
wea!r4  7#c7 ,z ( ! day be=e ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ,/ates ) only "o   
,/ate vet]ans' cemet]y fund$ by !       
,vet]ans ,cemet]y ,grants ,program h few
 options ) respect to committal s]vice  
%elt]s4  7c7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is  
,act is to au?orize ! use ( grant am\nts
 aw>d$ "u ! ,vet]ans ,cemet]y ,grants   
,program = con/ruction ( fully enclos$  
committal %elt]s 9 c]ta9 ,/ate vet]ans' 
cemet]ies4  #c4 ,con/ruction ( fully    
enclos$ committal s]vice %elt]s 9 ,/ate 
vet]ans' cemet]ies ,section #bdjh (     

title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7g7 ,a grant aw>d$ "u      
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 may be us$ =    
con/ruction ( a fully enclos$ committal 
s]vice %elt] 9 a vet]ans' cemet]y own$  
by a ,/ate t--  7#a7 has "o or few]     
vet]ans' cemet]ies t are f$]ally fund$2 
&  7#b7 has "o or few] national         
cemet]ies "u ! control ( ! ,national    
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration ) space available
 to accommodate casket$ or cremat$      
rema9s4  4