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                                                 Union Calendar No. 319
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3293

                          [Report No. 106-585]

   To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 
authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to 
   honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the 
          Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1999

 Mr. Gallegly (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
 Filner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Carson, Mr. Hansen, 
 Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
Snyder, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
Kentucky, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Baird, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
   LaTourette, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
Moore, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burton of 
   Indiana, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of 
 Virginia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Castle, 
  Mr. Leach, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
 Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
  Tauzin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
Horn, Mr. Owens, Mr. Foley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
   McCollum, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Hastings of 
 Washington, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
 Berkley, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
 DeFazio, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kind, Mr. George Miller of 
California, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Tancredo, 
 Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ballenger, 
  Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Herger) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                             April 13, 2000

   Additional sponsors: Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
Danner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rogers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
Brown of Ohio, Mr. English, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Kucinich, 
    Mr. Latham, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
   Slaughter, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Shays, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Kaptur, 
Mr. Largent, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Farr of 
  California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Thompson of 
California, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Pickering, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
Quinn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Smith of 
Washington, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Ford, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Norwood, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Cook, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Davis of 
 Illinois, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Turner, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
 Moakley, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
   Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
   Boehlert, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
   Martinez, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
Serrano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Green 
of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Packard, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
 Lampson, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rush, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Larson, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Pombo, Ms. 
    Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
  Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
Granger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
Coyne, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Lazio, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
Coble, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Weldon of 
 Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
   Mr. Wu, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
  Jefferson, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Armey, Mr. Minge, Mr. Neal of 
  Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
 Thune, Mr. Berry, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Woolsey, 
 Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Riley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bass, 
  Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
      Costello, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
  Davis of Florida, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Ney

                             April 13, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 
authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to 
   honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the 
          Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. ADDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, VIETNAM VETERANS 
              MEMORIAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Public Law 96-297 (94 Stat. 827; 16 U.S.C. 431 note), 
which authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of 
Columbia, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS WHO DIED AS A 
              RESULT OF SERVICE IN THE VIETNAM WAR.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Plaque Authorized.--The American Battle Monuments 
Commission is authorized to place within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
a suitable plaque containing an inscription intended to honor those 
Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but 
as a direct result of that service, and whose names are not otherwise 
eligible for placement on the memorial wall.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Specifications.--The plaque shall be three feet by 
three feet in size and shall bear an inscription prepared by the 
American Battle Monuments Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Relation to Commemorative Works Act.--Except as 
provided in subsection (a), the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) shall apply to the design and placement of the plaque within 
the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Consultation.--In designing the plaque, preparing 
the inscription, and selecting the specific location for the plaque 
within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the American Battle Monuments 
Commission shall consult with the architects of the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial Fund, Inc.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Funds for Plaque.--Federal funds may not be used to 
design, procure, or install the plaque.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Defined.--In this section, 
the term `Vietnam Veterans Memorial' means the structures and adjacent 
areas extending to and bounded by the south curb of Constitution Avenue 
on the north, the east curb of Henry Bacon Drive on the west, the north 
side of the north Reflecting Pool walkway on the south and a line drawn 
perpendicular to Constitution Avenue 200 feet from the east tip of the 
memorial wall on the east (this is also a line extended from the east 
side of the western concrete border of the steps to the west of the 
center steps to the Federal Reserve Building extending to the 
Reflecting pool walkway). This is the same definition used by the 
National Park Service as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
as contained in section 7.96(g)(1)(x) of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL.

    Public Law 96-297 (94 Stat. 827; 16 U.S.C. 431 note), which 
authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS WHO DIED AS A RESULT 
              OF SERVICE IN THE VIETNAM WAR.

    ``(a) Plaque Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 3(c) of the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), the American Battle 
Monuments Commission is authorized to place within the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial a suitable plaque containing an inscription intended to honor 
those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, 
but as a direct result of that service, and whose names are not 
otherwise eligible for placement on the memorial wall.
    ``(b) Specifications.--The plaque shall be at least 6 square feet 
in size and not larger than 18 square feet in size, and of whatever 
shape as the American Battle Monuments Commission determines to be 
appropriate for the site. The plaque shall bear an inscription prepared 
by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
    ``(c) Relation to Commemorative Works Act.--Except as provided in 
subsection (a), the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) 
shall apply to the design and placement of the plaque within the site 
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In designing the plaque, preparing the 
inscription, and selecting the specific location for the plaque within 
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the American Battle Monuments Commission 
shall consult with the architects of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
Fund, Inc.
    ``(e) Funds for Plaque.--Federal funds may not be used to design, 
procure, or install the plaque. However, the preceding sentence does 
not apply to the payment of the salaries, expenses, and other benefits 
otherwise authorized by law for members of the American Battle 
Monuments Commission or other personnel (including detailees) of the 
American Battle Monuments Commission who carry out this section.
    ``(f) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Defined.--In this section, the term 
`Vietnam Veterans Memorial' means the structures and adjacent areas 
extending to and bounded by the south curb of Constitution Avenue on 
the north, the east curb of Henry Bacon Drive on the west, the north 
side of the north Reflecting Pool walkway on the south and a line drawn 
perpendicular to Constitution Avenue 200 feet from the east tip of the 
memorial wall on the east (this is also a line extended from the east 
side of the western concrete border of the steps to the west of the 
center steps to the Federal Reserve Building extending to the 
Reflecting pool walkway). This is the same definition used by the 
National Park Service as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
as contained in section 7.96(g)(1)(x) of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 319

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3293

                          [Report No. 106-585]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 
authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to 
   honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the 
          Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 13, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed