[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3802-S3803]
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SA 751. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction,
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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:
SEC. 589. 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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