38 C.F.R. Subpart A—General Provisions
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
This part sets forth the mechanism for a State to obtain a grant to establish, expand, or improve veterans' cemeteries that are or will be owned by the State. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2408.) For the purpose of this part: (a) Establishment means the process of site selection, land acquisition, design and planning, earthmoving, landscaping, construction and provision of initial operating equipment necessary to convert a tract of land to an operational veterans' cemetery. (b) Expansion means an increase in the burial capacity or acreage of an existing cemetery through the addition of gravesites and other cemeterial facilities. (c) Improvement means the enhancement of a cemetery through landscaping, nonrecurring maintenance, or addition of other features appropriate to cemeteries. (d) Establishment, expansion and improvement include the installation of facilities necessary for the functioning of the cemetery, such as committal-service shelters, crypts (preplaced grave liners), and columbaria. (e) Time-phased development plan means a detailed, narrative description of the proposed site's characteristics, schedule for development, and estimates of costs by phases of construction. (f) Project means an undertaking to establish, expand, or improve a specific site for use as a State-owned veterans' cemetery. (g) State means each of the States, Territories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (h) Veteran means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who died while in service or was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. (i) Secretary means the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (j) VA means the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (k) State Cemetery Grants Service (SCGS) means the State Cemetery Grants Service within VA's National Cemetery Administration. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 2408.) Decisions required under this part will be made by the Director, State Cemetery Grants Service, National Cemetery Administration, unless otherwise specified in this part. The VA decisionmaker will provide written notice to affected States of approvals, denials, or requests for additional information under this part. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2408.) All information and documents required to be submitted to VA must be submitted, unless otherwise specified under this part, to the Director of State Cemetery Grants Service, National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2408.)
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 39—AID TO STATES FOR ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF VETERANS' CEMETERIES
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 39.1 Purpose.
§ 39.2 Definitions.
§ 39.3 Decisionmakers, notifications, and additional information.
§ 39.4 Submissions of information and documents to VA.
