Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards grants to state, county, tribal, and territorial governments to establish, expand, or operate veterans’ cemeteries. VA cannot make grants for cemeteries that permit the burial of service members who did not serve on active duty, such as some members of the reserve components of the armed forces. H.R. 3944 would allow VA to provide grants for cemeteries that allow the burial of those people.
