[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 2983 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2983

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
  of Indian tribal organizations for grants for the establishment of 
                  veterans cemeteries on trust lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2003

   Mr. Udall of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
  of Indian tribal organizations for grants for the establishment of 
                  veterans cemeteries on trust lands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Veterans Cemetery 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR THE 
              ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS CEMETERIES ON TRUST LANDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to any 
tribal organization to assist the tribal organization in establishing, 
expanding, or improving veterans' cemeteries on trust land owned by, or 
held in trust for, the tribal organization.
    ``(2) Grants under this subsection shall be made in the same 
manner, and under the same conditions, as grants to States are made 
under the preceding provisions of this section.
    ``(3) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `tribal organization' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 3764(4) of this title.
            ``(B) The term `trust land' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 3764(1) of this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section is 
amended by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``under this 
section''.
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