HR 2076 · 108th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2003-06-25)
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Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 -Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit willfully desecrating a monument on public property commemorating the service of any person in the U.S. armed forces where: (1) the defendant travels in, or uses an instrumentality of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) the monument is located on Federal property. Requires that veterans cemeteries be treated as sites permitting supplemental guide signs on Federal-aid highways. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to a State or qualified organization for up to 50 percent of the costs of the repair or restoration of a veterans memorial.…
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