,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cibc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,ms4 
,tenney 7for herself and ,mr4 ,pappas7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of the ,interior to establish
 a grant program to provide funding for 
memorials honoring veterans1 law        
enforcement officers1 and firefighters1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,remembering ,our ,local ,heroes ,act4  
#b4 ,grant program for memorials  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
grant program to fund construction1     
restoration1 renovation1 and maintenance
 for covered memorials4  7b7 ,eligible  
entities  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying 
out the ,program1 the ,secretary may    
award grants to units of local          
government and nonprofit organizations4 

7#b7 ,applications ,to be eligible for a
 grant under the ,program1 a unit of    
local government or nonprofit           
organization shall submit to the        
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7#c7 ,priority ,in awarding   
grants under the ,program1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to grants
 that will fund projects-- 7,a7 for     
which strong support is demonstrated    
from the local community2 and  7,b7 that
 memorialize individuals or groups1     
living or deceased-- 7i7 who are broadly
 viewed to have contributed positively1 
in a manner demonstrating exemplary     
public service1 to their community or to
 the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7 who      
distinguished themselves through acts of
 bravery in which they risked their     
lives4  7c7 ,use of funds ,grant funds  
awarded under the ,program may only be  
used for construction1 restoration1     
renovation1 or maintenance for covered  

memorials4  7d7 ,limitation on grants   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may not
 award more than #a grant in a fiscal   
year with respect to any single-- 7,a7  
unit of local government or nonprofit   
organization2 or  7,b7 covered memorial4
  7#b7 ,amount ,no grant awarded under  
the ,program may exceed #ajj1jjj4  7e7  
,matching requirement  7#a7 ,in general 
,the recipient of a grant under the     
,program shall provide non-,federal     
matching funds equal to not less than   
#ej percent of the grant4  7#b7 ,in-kind
 support ,the non-,federal matching     
funds described in paragraph 7#a7 may   
include in-kind support4  7f7           
,authorization ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out the ,program #b1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbb through      
#bjbf4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,covered memorial  7,a7   
,in general ,the term covered memorial  
means any statue1 monument1 sculpture1  
memorial1 plaque1 inscription1 or other 

structure or landscape feature1         
including a garden or memorial grove    
that is-- 7i7 owned or administered by a
 unit of local government or nonprofit  
organization2 and  7ii7 designed to     
perpetuate in a permanent manner the    
memory of individuals or groups1 living 
or deceased1 who-- 7,i7 are veterans of 
the ,armed ,forces who served on or     
after ,april #f1 #aiag2  7,,ii7 are     
members of the ,armed ,forces killed    
while on active duty as a result of     
injuries incurred in the line of duty on
 or after ,april #f1 #aiag2  7,,iii7    
have served as law enforcement officers2
 or  7,,iv7 have served as firefighters4
  7,b7 ,exception ,the term covered     
memorial does not include any item      
listed in subparagraph 7,a7 that is     
located within the interior of a        
structure or a structure which is       
primarily used for other purposes4  7#b7
 ,program ,the term ,program means the  
grant program established under this    
section4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term     

,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#d7 ,unit of local         
government ,the term unit of local      
government means-- 7,a7 a unit of       
general government below the ,state     
level1 including a city1 county1        
municipality1 town1 township1 or        
village2  7,b7 the government of the    
,district of ,columbia2  7,c7 the       
government of1 or a unit of general     
government within1 ,american ,samoa1    
,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the         
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1
 and any other territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states2 or  7,d7 the    
,tribal ,government of a federally      
recognized ,indian ,tribe4