[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF REMEMBRANCE ACT OF 2016
Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from
the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1475) to authorize a Wall of
Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow
certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance, with
the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Senate amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Korean War Veterans Memorial
Wall of Remembrance Act''.
SEC. 2. WALL OF REMEMBRANCE.
(a) Authorization.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title
40, United States Code, the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Foundation, Inc., may construct a Wall of Remembrance at the
site of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
(2) Requirement.--
(A) In general.--The Wall of Remembrance shall include a
list of names of members of the Armed Forces of the United
States who died in the Korean War, as determined by the
Secretary of Defense, in accordance with subparagraph (B).
(B) Criteria; submission to the secretary of the
interior.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
(i) establish eligibility criteria for the inclusion of
names on the Wall of Remembrance under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) provide to the Secretary of the Interior a final list
of names for inclusion on the Wall of Remembrance under
subparagraph (A) that meet the criteria established under
clause (i).
(3) Additional information.--The Wall of Remembrance may
include other information about the Korean War, including the
number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States,
the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army, the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the
United Nations Command who, in regards to the Korean War--
(A) were killed in action;
(B) were wounded in action;
(C) are listed as missing in action; or
(D) were prisoners of war.
(b) Commemorative Works Act.--Except as provided in
subsection (a)(1), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall
apply.
(c) No Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be used to
construct the Wall of Remembrance.
Mr. BISHOP of Utah (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Utah?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request
of the gentleman from Utah?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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