[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1921 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1921

  To authorize the placement within the site of the Vietnam Veterans 
  Memorial of a plaque to honor 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 1999

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the placement within the site of the Vietnam Veterans 
  Memorial of a plaque to honor 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Veterans Recognition Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE ON THE SITE OF THE VIETNAM 
              VETERANS MEMORIAL.

    Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note), which authorized the 
establishment of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

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

    ``(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 Vietnam veterans--
            ``(1) who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but 
        as a direct result of that service; and
            ``(2) whose names are not otherwise eligible for placement 
        on the Vietnam Veterans 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 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.
    ``(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.''.
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