To temporarily expand the authorized uses of grants awarded under the Veterans Legacy Program of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill temporarily expands what grants under the Veterans Legacy Program can be used for by allowing organizations receiving these grants to help locate, identify, and bury unclaimed or abandoned remains believed to belong to veterans. The program, administered by the National Cemetery Administration under the Department of Veterans Affairs, currently has more limited uses for its grant funds. The expanded authority will last for two fiscal years starting from when the bill is enacted, after which the program would return to its original scope. Importantly, the bill specifies that funding for these new uses cannot be requested as additional money beyond what the administration already plans to request for the Veterans Legacy Program in its annual budget, meaning it operates within existing funding levels rather than requiring new appropriations.
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