[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 129 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 129

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     February 14, 2018.
Whereas according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency of the Department of 
        Defense, more than 82,000 United States personnel are still unaccounted-
        for from past wars and conflicts around the world;
Whereas, though recognizing that an estimated 48,000 of these personnel were 
        presumed lost at sea and are unlikely to be recovered, tens of thousands 
        of families and friends have waited decades for the accounting of their 
        loved ones and comrades in arms;
Whereas the families of these brave Americans deserve our Nation's best efforts 
        to achieve the fullest possible accounting for their missing loved ones;
Whereas the National League of POW/MIA Families, and their iconic POW/MIA flag, 
        pioneered the Vietnam War accounting effort since 1970 and has been 
        joined in this humanitarian quest for answers by Korean War, Cold War, 
        and World War II families, fully supported by the American Legion, the 
        Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War 
        Veterans, AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America, Special Forces 
        Association, Special Operations Association, Rolling Thunder, and other 
        more recently formed groups, and tens of thousands of families and 
        veterans are yearning and advocating for answers concerning the fates of 
        their loved ones and comrades in arms;
Whereas the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency of the Department 
        of Defense is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing 
        members of the Armed Forces of the United States, designated civilians 
        of the Department, and other designated personnel; and
Whereas the recovery and investigation teams of the Department of Defense deploy 
        to countries around the world to account as fully as possible for these 
        unaccounted-for United States personnel: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls upon the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other 
        elements of the Department of Defense, other appropriate elements of the 
        Federal Government, and all foreign governments to resolutely continue 
        efforts to investigate, recover, identify, and account as fully as 
        possible for all United States personnel designated as unaccounted-for 
        from past wars and conflicts around the world; and
            (2) calls upon all foreign governments with information on United 
        States personnel designated as unaccounted-for from past wars and 
        conflicts, or with such personnel within their territories, to cooperate 
        fully with the Government of the United States to provide the fullest 
        possible accounting for those American lives.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.