PUBLIC LAW 95-476—OCT. 18, 1978
92 STAT. 1505
etery, or uses any part of the funds provided through such grant for a purpose other than that for which the grant was made, the United States shall be entitled to recover from such State the total of all grants made under this section to such State in connection with such cemetery. "(c)(1) In addition to the conditions specified in subsection (b) of this section, any grant to a State under this section to assist such State in establishing a veterans' cemetery shall be made on the condition that such cemetery shall conform to such standards and guidelines relating to site selection, planning, and construction as the Administrator may by regulation prescribe. In prescribing regulations for the purposes of the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall take into account the standards and guidelines for site selection, planning, and construction that are applicable to cemeteries in the National Cemetery System, including those provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 1004 of this title. 38 USC 1004. "(2) The Administrator may by regulation prescribe such additional terms and conditions for grants under this section as the Administrator considers appropriate. "(d) Sums appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall remain available until the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal 3^ear for which they are appropriated. If all funds from a grant under this section have not been utilized by a State for the purpose for which the grant was made within three years after such grant is made, the United States shall be entitled to recover any such unused grant funds from such State.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "1008. Aid to states for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries.". HEADSTONES AND MARKERS
SEC, 203. (a) Section 906 is amended by adding at the end thereof 38 USC 906. the following new subsections: "(c) A headstone or marker furnished under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may be of any material, including but not limited to marble, granite, bronze, or slate, requested by the person entitled to request such headstone or marker if the material requested is determined by the Administrator (1) to be cost effective, and (2) in a case in which the headstone or marker is to be placed in a national cemetery, to be aesthetically compatible with the area of the cemetery in which it is to be placed. "(d) In lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker under subsection (a)(2) or (b) of this section, the Administrator, in the Administrator's discretion, having due regard for the circumstances in each case, may reimburse the person entitled to request such headstone or marker for the actual costs incurred by or on behalf of such person in acquiring a non-Government headstone or marker for placement in any cemetery other than a national cemetery in connection with the burial or memorialization of the deceased individual. Eeimbursement under the preceding sentence may be made only upon the request of the person entitled to request the headstone or marker and may not be made in an amount in excess of the average actual cost, as determined by the Administrator, of headstones and markers furnished under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.".
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