106th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1921

 

To authorize the placement within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a plaque to honor Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 16, 1999

 

Mr. CAMPBELL 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 authorize the placement within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a plaque to honor Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Vietnam Veterans Recognition Act of 1999'.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE ON THE SITE OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL.

Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note), which authorized the establishment of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE IN THE VIETNAM WAR.

`(a) PLAQUE AUTHORIZED- The American Battle Monuments Commission is authorized to place within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial a suitable plaque containing an inscription intended to honor Vietnam veterans--

`(1) who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service; and

`(2) whose names are not otherwise eligible for placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.

`(b) SPECIFICATIONS- The plaque shall be at least 6 square feet in size and not larger than 18 square feet in size, and of whatever shape as the American Battle Monuments Commission determines to be appropriate for the site. The plaque shall bear an inscription prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

`(c) RELATION TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT- Except as provided in subsection (a), the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the design and placement of the plaque within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

`(d) CONSULTATION- In designing the plaque, preparing the inscription, and selecting the specific location for the plaque within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the American Battle Monuments Commission shall consult with the architects of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.

`(e) FUNDS FOR PLAQUE- Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, or install the plaque.

`(f) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL DEFINED- In this section, the term `Vietnam Veterans Memorial' means the structures and adjacent areas extending to and bounded by the south curb of Constitution Avenue on the north, the east curb of Henry Bacon Drive on the west, the north side of the north Reflecting Pool walkway on the south and a line drawn perpendicular to Constitution Avenue 200 feet from the east tip of the memorial wall on the east (this is also a line extended from the east side of the western concrete border of the steps to the west of the center steps to the Federal Reserve Building extending to the Reflecting pool walkway). This is the same definition used by the National Park Service as of the date of the enactment of this section, as contained in section 7.96(g)(1)(x) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.'.

Official Text and Statements

Vietnam War In Memory Memorial, Inc.