H.R. 2701 — what changed

Establishment— The American Battle Monuments Commission shall establish a program to identify covered members and to contact survivors and descendants of such covered members. Such program shall be known as the “Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Program”.

Authority— During each fiscal year described in subsection (b), the Commission shall seek to enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization under which such nonprofit organization shall carry out the purpose described in subsection (a).

Term; amount— Each contract under this subsection shall be for one year and in the amount of $500,000 to the nonprofit organization.

Priority— In awarding a contract under this subsection, the Commission shall give priority to a nonprofit organization that has demonstrated capability and expertise in carrying out the purpose described in subsection (a).

Authorization of appropriations— To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $500,000 for each fiscal year described in subsection (b).

Definitions— In this section:

The term “covered member” means a deceased member of the Armed Forces who was Jewish and buried—

in a United States military cemetery located outside the United States; and

under a marker that indicates such member was not Jewish.

The term “nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.