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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4234 

To provide for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Korean 

war. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2009 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To provide for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary 

of the Korean war. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korean War 60th An5 niversary Commemoration Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. KOREAN WAR COMMEMORATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

8 (1) plan, develop, and execute programs and ac9 tivities to commemorate, during 2010, 2011, 2012, 


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1 and 2013, respectively, the 60th anniversary of each 

2 year of the Korean War; 

3 (2) encourage private organizations and State 

4 and local governments to organize and participate in 

5 activities, during 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, re6 spectively, commemorating the 60th anniversary of 

7 each year of the Korean war; 

8 (3) facilitate and coordinate programs and ac9 tivities throughout the United States, during 2010, 

10 2011, 2012, and 2013, respectively, relating to the 

11 60th anniversary of each year of the Korean war; 

12 and 

13 (4) establish a committee to assist with the 

14 commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Ko15 rean war. 

16 (b) COMMEMORATION ACTIVITIES.—The programs 

17 and activities referred to under subsections (a)(1) and 

18 (a)(3) shall— 

19 (1) thank and honor the veterans of the Korean 

20 war; 

21 (2) pay tribute to the sacrifices and contribu22 tions of family members of veterans, especially those 

23 who lost family members in the Korean war; 


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1 (3) highlight advances in technology, science, 

2 and medicine related to military research conducted 

3 during the Korean war; 

4 (4) provide information about the contributions 

5 of the Armed Forces to the United States; and 

6 (5) recognize the contributions and sacrifices 

7 made during the Korean war by allies of the United 

8 States. 

9 (c) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

11 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 

12 may accept from any person voluntary services to be 

13 provided in furtherance of the programs and activi14 ties under subsection (a). 

15 (2) COMPENSATION FOR WORK-RELATED IN16 JURY.—A person providing voluntary services under 

17 this subsection shall be considered to be an employee 

18 for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United 

19 States Code, relating to compensation for work-re20 lated injuries. Such a person who is not otherwise 

21 employed by the Federal Government shall not be 

22 considered a Federal employee for any other pur23 poses by reason of the provision of such service. 

24 (3) INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.—The Secretary 

25 may reimburse a person providing voluntary services 


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1 under this subsection for the incidental expenses in2 curred by such person in providing voluntary serv3 ices under this subsection. The Secretary shall deter4 mine which expenses are eligible for reimbursement 

5 under this paragraph. 

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