,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,r\nds7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to e/abli% a grant program to conduct  
cemet]y rese>* & produce educational    
mat]ials = ! ,vet]ans ,legacy ,program1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,grant program = 
cemet]y rese>* & ! production (         
educational mat]ials = ! ,vet]ans       
,legacy ,program ( ! ,national ,cemet]y 
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,grant program       
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs may e/abli% a grant   
program to conduct cemet]y rese>* &     
produce educational mat]ials = !        
,vet]ans ,legacy ,program4  7#b7        
,eligible recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may    
aw>d a grant "u ?is section to any ( !  
foll[+ recipi5ts3 7,a7 ,an in/itution ( 
high] le>n+4  7,b7 ,a local educational 

ag5cy4  7,c7 ,a nonpr(it entity t !     
,secret>y det]m9es has a demon/rat$     
hi/ory ( community engagem5t4  7,d7 ,su*
 o!r recipi5t z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to 
be appropriate4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,!   
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section may   
use ! grant am\nt = ! foll[+ purposes3  
7,a7 ,to conduct rese>* relat+ to       
national1 ,/ate1 or ,tribal vet]ans'    
cemet]ies4  7,b7 ,to produce educational
 mat]ials = ! purpose ( tea*+ ab\t !    
hi/ories ( vet]ans int]r$ 9 national1   
,/ate1 or ,tribal vet]ans' cemet]ies4   
7,c7 ,to promote community engagem5t ) !
 hi/ories ( vet]ans int]r$ 9 national1  
,/ate1 or ,tribal vet]ans' cemet]ies4   
7#d7 ,maximum grant am\nt ,! am\nt ( a  
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may n exce$  
#ejj1jjj4  7b7 ,regulations ,if !       
,secret>y e/abli%es a grant program "u  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all prescribe 
regulations reg>d+--  7#a7 ! evaluation 
( applications = grants "u ! program2 & 
7#b7 adm9i/ration ( ! program4  7c7     
,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]

 ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y e/abli%es a  
grant program "u ?is section1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
det]m9ation ( ! ,secret>y z to :e!r !   
grant program is a f9ancially effective 
means to promote ! purposes "u          
subsection 7a77#c74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,in/itution ( high]   
le>n+ ,! t]m in/itution ( high] le>n+   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#cdeb7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#b7 ,local educational ag5cy ,!
 t]m local educational ag5cy has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #haja ( !         
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7      
,vet]ans ,legacy ,program ,! t]m        
,vet]ans ,legacy ,program means !       
program ( ! ,national ,cemet]y          
,adm9i/ration t is responsible = provid+
 engagem5t & educational tools &        
opportunities = ! public reg>d+ ! s]vice

 & sacrifice ( vet]ans int]r$ 9         
national1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal vet]ans'     
cemet]ies4