109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2659
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 2006
Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. INOUYE) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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 2006'.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF VETERANS CEMETERIES ON TRUST LANDS.
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.
`(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.'.
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