[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5487

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in 
 the maximum amount of Department of Veterans Affairs grants to States 
   and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans' 
                              cemeteries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2019

 Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mr. Steil) 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 an increase in 
 the maximum amount of Department of Veterans Affairs grants to States 
   and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans' 
                              cemeteries.

    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 ``Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              GRANTS TO STATES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR OPERATING 
              AND MAINTAINING VETERANS' CEMETERIES.

    Section 2408(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
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