Sec. 2208. TRAINING OF STATE AND TRIBAL VETERANS’ CEMETERY PERSONNEL BY NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

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## SEC. 2208 TRAINING OF STATE AND TRIBAL VETERANS’ CEMETERY PERSONNEL BY NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION ###

(a)In General Section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by sections 2205 and 2206 of this title, is further amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(1)— #####

(A)in subparagraph (A)— ######

(i)by striking “and

(ii)the cost” and inserting “(ii) the cost”; and ######

(ii)by inserting “; and

(iii)training costs described in subsection (c)(1)” before the semicolon; and #####

(B)in subparagraph (B)— ######

(i)by striking “and

(ii)the cost” and inserting “(ii) the cost”; and ######

(ii)by inserting “; and

(iii)training costs described in subsection (c)(1)” before the period; ####

(2)by redesignating subsections

(c)through

(h)as subsections

(d)through (i), respectively; and ####

(3)by inserting after subsection

(b)the following new subsection (c): > > ### “(c) > > > ####

(1)> > A grant under this section for a purpose described in subparagraph

(A)or

(B)of subsection (a)(1) may be used, solely or in part, for training costs, including travel expenses and up to four weeks of lodging expenses, associated with attendance by employees of a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization at training provided by the National Cemetery Administration. > > > #### “(2) > > Any employee described in paragraph

(1)who participates in training described in such paragraph shall fulfill a service requirement as determined by the Secretary. > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary may by regulation prescribe such additional terms and conditions for grants used for training costs under this subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate.” > . ###

(b)Reports ####

(1)In general Not later than each of two years and five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on training provided by the National Cemetery Administration under subsection

(c)of section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)The attrition rate with respect to individuals who participate in the training described in paragraph (1). #####

(B)A description of how State and tribal veterans’ cemeteries that used grants awarded under section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, for training costs under subsection

(c)of such section, as added by subsection (a), have improved as a result of the training, according to the administrators of such cemeteries. #####

(C)An identification of how many State and tribal veterans’ cemeteries used the authority provided by subsection

(c)of section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in order to train individuals. #####

(D)The amount obligated or expended as a result of the authority described in subparagraph (C). # TITLE III HEALTH CARE ## Subtitle A Health Care Generally