Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, VIET-
NAM VETERANS MEMORIAL.
Public Law 96–297 (94 Stat. 827; 16 U.S.C. 431
note), which authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
in the District of Columbia, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS
WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE IN THE
VIETNAM WAR.
‘‘(a) PLAQUE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 3(c) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C.
1003(c)), the American Battle Monuments Commission is
authorized to place within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
a suitable plaque containing an inscription intended to
honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service
in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service,
and whose names are not otherwise eligible for placement
on the 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, pre-
paring 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., and the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, Inc.
‘‘(e) FUNDS FOR PLAQUE.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS.—Federal funds may not be used to design,
procure, or install the plaque. However, the pre-
ceding sentence does not apply to the payment of the
salaries, expenses, and other benefits otherwise au-
thorized by law for members of the American Battle
Monuments Commission or other personnel (includ-
ing detailees) of the American Battle Monuments
Commission who carry out this section.
‘‘(2) PRIVATE FUNDRAISING AUTHORITY.—The
American Battle Monuments Commission shall so-
licit and accept private contributions for the design,
procurement, and installation of the plaque. The
American Battle Monuments Commission shall es-
tablish an account into which the contributions will
be deposited and shall maintain documentation of
the contributions. Contributions in excess of the
amounts necessary for the design, procurement, and
installation of the plaque shall be deposited in the
United States Treasury.
‘‘(f) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘Vietnam Veterans Memorial’ means
the structures and adjacent areas extending to and bound-
ed 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.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.