,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbe,ms4  
,t5ney 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,pappas7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to e/abli% a grant program to  
provide fund+ = memorials honor+        
vet]ans1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 &         
firefight]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rememb]+ ,our ,local ,h]oes ,act4  #b4 
,grant program = memorials  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% a grant program to fund         
con/ruction1 re/oration1 r5ovation1 &   
ma9t5ance = cov]$ memorials4  7b7       
,eligible entities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9    
c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y may   
aw>d grants to units ( local gov]nm5t & 
nonpr(it organizations4  7#b7           
,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ! ,program1 a unit ( local gov]nm5t  

or nonpr(it organization %all submit to 
! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#c7 ,priority  
,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! ,program1 !        
,secret>y %all give priority to grants t
 w fund projects-- 7,a7 = :i* /rong     
support is demon/rat$ f ! local         
community2 &  7,b7 t memorialize        
individuals or gr\ps1 liv+ or deceas$-- 
7i7 :o are broadly view$ to h contribut$
 positively1 9 a mann] demon/rat+       
exempl>y public s]vice1 to _! community 
or to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 :o      
di/+ui%$ !mselves ?r\gh acts ( brav]y 9 
:i* !y risk$ _! lives4  7c7 ,use ( funds
 ,grant funds aw>d$ "u ! ,program may   
only be us$ = con/ruction1 re/oration1  
r5ovation1 or ma9t5ance = cov]$         
memorials4  7d7 ,limitation on grants   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may n aw>d m 
?an #a grant 9 a fiscal ye> ) respect to
 any s+le-- 7,a7 unit ( local gov]nm5t  
or nonpr(it organization2 or  7,b7 cov]$
 memorial4  7#b7 ,am\nt ,no grant aw>d$ 

"u ! ,program may exce$ #ajj1jjj4  7e7  
,mat*+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
recipi5t ( a grant "u ! ,program %all   
provide non-,f$]al mat*+ funds equal to 
n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! grant4  7#b7   
,9-k9d support ,! non-,f$]al mat*+ funds
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may include   
9-k9d support4  7f7 ,au?orization ,!re  
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,secret>y to c>ry out ! ,program        
#b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf    
?r\gh #bjcj4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ memorial  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! t]m cov]$ memorial means any   
/atue1 monum5t1 sculpture1 memorial1    
plaque1 inscription1 or o!r /ructure or 
l&scape feature1 includ+ a g>d5 or      
memorial grove t is-- 7i7 own$ or       
adm9i/]$ by a unit ( local gov]nm5t or  
nonpr(it organization2 &  7ii7 design$  
to p]petuate 9 a p]man5t mann] ! memory 
( individuals or gr\ps1 liv+ or deceas$1
 :o-- 7,i7 are vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o s]v$ on or aft] ,april #f1 #aiag2    
7,,ii7 are memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces kill$ 

:ile on active duty z a result (        
injuries incurr$ 9 ! l9e ( duty on or   
aft] ,april #f1 #aiag2  7,,iii7 h s]v$ z
 law en=cem5t (fic]s2 or  7,,iv7 h s]v$ 
z firefight]s4  7,b7 ,exception ,! t]m  
cov]$ memorial does n include any item  
li/$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t is locat$ )9 !
 int]ior ( a /ructure or a /ructure :i* 
is prim>ily us$ = o!r purposes4  7#b7   
,program ,! t]m ,program means ! grant  
program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7#c7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7#d7 ,unit (   
local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit ( local      
gov]nm5t means-- 7,a7 a unit ( g5]al    
gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate level1 includ+ a  
city1 c\nty1 municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 
or village2  7,b7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,c7 ! gov]nm5t  
(1 or a unit ( g5]al gov]nm5t )91       
,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 !            
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9   
,isl&s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any o!r     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       

,/ates2 or  7,d7 ! ,tribal ,gov]nm5t ( a
 f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4