[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3762 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3762

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2020

    Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Hoeven) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and 
       maintaining veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes.

    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 of 2020''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED BY THE SECRETARY 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 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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