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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

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.

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 ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Rec5 ognition Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ADDITION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE ON THE

2 SITE OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMO3 RIAL.

4 Public Law 96–297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note), which au5 thorized the establishment of the Vietnam Veterans Me6 morial, is amended by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS

8 WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE IN THE

9 VIETNAM WAR.

10 ‘‘(a) PLAQUE AUTHORIZED.—The American Battle

11 Monuments Commission is authorized to place within the

12 Vietnam Veterans Memorial a suitable plaque containing

13 an inscription intended to honor Vietnam veterans—

14 ‘‘(1) who died after their service in the Vietnam

15 war, but as a direct result of that service; and

16 ‘‘(2) whose names are not otherwise eligible for

17 placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.

18 ‘‘(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—The plaque shall be at least

19 6 square feet in size and not larger than 18 square feet

20 in size, and of whatever shape as the American American

21 Battle Monuments Commission determines to be appro22 priate for the site. The plaque shall bear an inscription

23 prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

24 ‘‘(c) RELATION TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—

25 Except as provided in subsection (a), the Commemorative

26 Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the
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1 design and placement of the plaque within the site of the

2 Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

3 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In designing the plaque, pre4 paring the inscription, and selecting the specific location

5 for the plaque within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the

6 American Battle Monuments Commission shall consult

7 with the architects of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

8 Fund, Inc.

9 ‘‘(e) FUNDS FOR PLAQUE.—Federal funds may not

10 be used to design, procure, or install the plaque.

11 ‘‘(f) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL DEFINED.—In

12 this section, the term ‘Vietnam Veterans Memorial’ means

13 the structures and adjacent areas extending to and bound14 ed by the south curb of Constitution Avenue on the north,

15 the east curb of Henry Bacon Drive on the west, the north

16 side of the north Reflecting Pool walkway on the south

17 and a line drawn perpendicular to Constitution Avenue

18 200 feet from the east tip of the memorial wall on the

19 east (this is also a line extended from the east side of the

20 western concrete border of the steps to the west of the

21 center steps to the Federal Reserve Building extending to

22 the Reflecting pool walkway). This is the same definition

23 used by the National Park Service as of the date of the
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1 enactment of this section, as contained in section

2 7.96(g)(1)(x) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.

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