[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5060]
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SA 5647. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, 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. 58___. GAO FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE INCLUSION ON THE
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF THE NAMES OF
THE LOST CREW MEMBERS OF THE U.S.S. FRANK E.
EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of
including on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the
District of Columbia the names of the 74 crew members of the
U.S.S. Frank E. Evans who were killed on June 3, 1969.
(b) Inclusions.--The study conducted under subsection (a)
shall include a determination by the Comptroller General of
the United States on--
(1) the cost of including on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Wall the names of the 74 crew members; and
(2) whether there is sufficient space on the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall for the inclusion of the names of the
74 crew members.
(c) Consultation Required.--In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall consult with--
(1) the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior;
(2) members of the Frank E. Evans Association;
(3) survivors of the event on June 3, 1969; and
(4) family members of the crew members of the U.S.S. Frank
E. Evans who were killed on June 3, 1969.
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