,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ai1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 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 ensure direct access for families to 
national cemeteries1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,cemetery 
,access ,act4  #b4 ,family access to    
national cemeteries ,section #bdjd of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7j7 7#a7 ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure that the family
 of a person buried in a national       
cemetery has direct access to that      
cemetery4  7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the
 term direct access means access that-- 
7,a7 is provided to the family on the   
same day the access is requested by the 
family2 and  7,b7 does not require the  

family to travel through an area under  
the control of the ,department of       
,defense4  4  #c4 ,prioritization of    
grants for ,states without veterans'    
cemeteries ,section #bdjh7;a7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 ,in making grants under
 this section1 the ,secretary shall     
prioritize grants for establishing      
veterans' cemeteries in ,states that do 
not have such a cemetery4  4