[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1891 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1891

 To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of 
the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 
                               16, 1962.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2019

  Mr. Peters 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 provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of 
the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 
                               16, 1962.

    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 ``Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF THE NAMES OF 
              THE SOLDIERS WHO DIED ON FLYING TIGER FLIGHT 739 ON MARCH 
              16, 1962.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the 
inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of 
Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger 
Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on 
March 16, 1962.
    (b) Required Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult 
with the Secretary of the Interior, the American Battle Monuments 
Commission, and other applicable authorities with respect to any 
adjustments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursuant to 
subsection (a) to address any space limitations on the placement of 
additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
    (c) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative 
Works Act''), shall not apply to any activities carried out under 
subsection (a) or (b).
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