Veterans Cemetery Access Act

S 4198, the Veterans Cemetery Access Act, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide families of veterans buried in national cemeteries with direct same-day access to the cemetery without traveling through Department of Defense-controlled areas. It also directs the VA to prioritize federal grants for states that lack veterans' cemeteries when awarding funding under existing law. The bill directly affects veterans' families seeking timely cemetery access and states without dedicated veterans' burial sites. These changes aim to streamline family access to burial sites and support new cemetery development in underserved states.