[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2571

 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

                             July 30, 2021

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Stabenow) 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 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (referred to in this Act as the 
``Secretary'') 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 the flight crashed in 
the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962.
    (b) Required Consultation.--The Secretary 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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