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[H.R. 2385 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2385

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen


                                 An Act


 
To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program 
 to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the 
                        Veterans Legacy Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR CEMETERY RESEARCH AND THE PRODUCTION OF 
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
    (a) Grants Authorized.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
    establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce 
    educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.
        (2) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
    this section to any of the following entities:
            (A) An institution of higher learning.
            (B) A local education agency.
            (C) A non-profit entity that the Secretary determines has a 
        demonstrated history of community engagement.
            (D) Another recipient the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
        (3) Use of funds.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
    may use the grant amount to--
            (A) conduct research related to national, State, or Tribal 
        veterans' cemeteries;
            (B) produce education materials that teach about the 
        history of veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal 
        veterans' cemeteries; and
            (C) promote community engagement with the histories of 
        veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal veterans' 
        cemeteries.
        (4) Maximum amount.--A grant awarded under this section may not 
    exceed $500,000.
    (b) Regulations.--If the Secretary establishes a grant program 
under this section, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
regarding--
        (1) the evaluation of applications for grants under the 
    program; and
        (2) administration of the program.
    (c) Report Required.--Not later than 2 years after the Secretary 
establishes a grant program under this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report regarding the determination of 
the Secretary whether the grant program is a financially effective 
means to promote the purposes in subsection (a)(3).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) The term ``Veterans Legacy Program'' means the program of 
    the National Cemetery Administration that is responsible for 
    providing engagement and educational tools and opportunities to the 
    public regarding the service and sacrifice of veterans interred in 
    national, State, or Tribal veterans' cemeteries.
        (2) The term ``institution of higher learning'' has the meaning 
    given that term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.
        (3) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given 
    that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
    Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.