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(e) DISPLAY TO BE IN A MANNER VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.—
Display of the POW/MIA flag pursuant to this section shall be
in a manner designed to ensure visibility to the public.
(f) LIMITATION.—This section may not be construed or applied
so as to require any employee to report to work solely for the
purpose of providing for the display of the POW/MIA flag.
(g) POW/MIA FLAG DEFINED.—As used in this section, the
term ‘‘POW/MIA flag’’ means the National League of Families POW/
MIA flag recognized officially and designated by section 2 of Public
Law 101–355 (36 U.S.C. 189).
(h) REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of
each department, agency, or other establishment responsible for
a location specified in subsection (c) (other than the Capitol) shall
prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out this section.
(i) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAGS.—Not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall procure POW/MIA flags and distrib-
ute them as necessary to carry out this section.
(j) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.—Section 1084 of Public Law
102–190 (36 U.S.C. 189 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1083. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
KOREAN CONFLICT.
(a) COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may
conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
Korean conflict. In conducting the commemorative program, the
Secretary may coordinate, support, and facilitate other programs
and activities of the Federal Government, State and local govern-
ments, and other persons in commemoration of the Korean conflict.
(b) COMMEMORATIVE ACTIVITIES.—The commemorative program
may include activities and ceremonies—
(1) to provide the people of the United States with a clear
understanding and appreciation of the lessons and history of
the Korean conflict;
(2) to thank and honor veterans of the Korean conflict
and their families;
(3) to pay tribute to the sacrifices and contributions made
on the home front by the people of the United States during
the Korean conflict;
(4) to highlight advances in technology, science, and medi-
cine related to military research conducted during the Korean
conflict;
(5) to recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by
the allies of the United States in the Korean conflict; and
(6) to highlight the role of the Armed Forces of the United
States, then and now, in maintaining world peace through
strength.
(c) NAMES AND SYMBOLS.—The Secretary of Defense shall have
the sole and exclusive right to use the names ‘‘The Department
of Defense Korean Conflict Commemoration’’, and such seal,
emblems, and badges incorporating such name as the Secretary
may lawfully adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed
to supersede rights that are established or vested before the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(d) COMMEMORATIVE ACCOUNT.—(1) There is established in the
Treasury an account to be known as the ‘‘Department of Defense
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Korean Conflict Commemoration Account’’, which shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Defense. There shall be deposited into
the account all proceeds derived from the Secretary’s use of the
exclusive rights described in subsection (c). The Secretary may
use funds in the account only for the purpose of conducting the
commemorative program.
(2) Not later than 60 days after completion of all activities
and ceremonies conducted as part of the commemorative program,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an
accounting of all of the funds deposited into and expended from
the account or otherwise expended under this section, and of any
funds remaining in the account. Unobligated funds remaining in
the account on that date shall be held in the account until trans-
ferred by law.
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—(1) Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense
may accept from any person voluntary services to be provided
in furtherance of the commemorative program.
(2) A person providing voluntary services under this subsection
shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter
81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for
work-related injuries. The person shall also be considered a special
governmental employee for purposes of standards of conduct and
sections 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18, United States
Code. A person who is not otherwise employed by the Federal
Government shall not be considered to be a Federal employee
for any other purpose by reason of the provision of voluntary serv-
ices under this subsection.
(3) The Secretary may provide for reimbursement of incidental
expenses incurred by a person providing voluntary services under
this subsection. The Secretary shall determine which expenses are
eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
(f) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—Total expenditures to carry
out the commemorative program may not exceed $100,000.
SEC. 1084. COMMENDATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WHO SERVED
DURING THE COLD WAR; CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) During the period of the Cold War, from the end of
World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991,
the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a global
military rivalry.
(2) This rivalry, potentially the most dangerous military
confrontation in the history of mankind, has come to a close
without a direct superpower military conflict.
(3) Military and civilian personnel of the Department of
Defense, personnel in the intelligence community, members
of the foreign service, and other officers and employees of
the United States faithfully performed their duties during the
Cold War.
(4) Many such personnel performed their duties while
isolated from family and friends and served overseas under
frequently arduous conditions in order to protect the United
States and achieve a lasting peace.
(5) The discipline and dedication of those personnel were
fundamental to the prevention of a superpower military conflict.
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(b) CONGRESSIONAL
COMMENDATION.—The Congress hereby
commends the members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel
of the Government who contributed to the historic victory in the
Cold War and expresses its gratitude and appreciation for their
service and sacrifices.
(c) CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.—The Secretary of Defense
shall prepare a certificate recognizing the Cold War service of
qualifying members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel
of the Department of Defense and other Government agencies
contributing to national security, as determined by the Secretary,
and shall provide the certificate to such members and civilian
personnel upon request.
SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GRANTING OF STATUTORY FED-
ERAL CHARTERS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the practice of providing
by statute Federal charters to certain nonprofit organizations—
(1) may be perceived as implying a Government imprimatur
of approval of those organizations; and
(2) may mistakenly lead to public perception that the
United States ensures the integrity and worthiness of those
organizations.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress—
(1) that because of the perceived implicit Government
imprimatur of approval conveyed by enactment of a Federal
charter for an organization, such a charter should be granted
only in the rarest and most extraordinary cases; and
(2) that no statutory Federal charter should be enacted
after the enactment of this Act unless the charter is approved
by Congress upon favorable report by the committees of jurisdic-
tion of the respective Houses.
SEC. 1086. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY VOTING
RIGHTS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) members of the Armed Forces have a fundamental
right to vote in Federal, State, and local elections; and
(2) an extended absence of a member of the Armed Forces
from the place of the member’s residency or domicile due to
military or naval orders is not of itself grounds to consider
the member’s residency or domicile as lost or changed.
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General,
should review how best to protect the right of members of the
Armed Forces to vote in Federal, State, and local elections while
taking into account the right of States to prescribe requirements
for voter registration. Such a review should include an assessment
of challenges to military voting rights and consideration of possible
legislative remedies to ensure that, for purposes of voting in Federal,
State, and local elections, a member of the Armed Forces who
is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders
is not, solely by reason of that absence, considered to have lost
or changed residency or domicile.
SEC. 1087. DESIGNATION OF BOB HOPE AS AN HONORARY VETERAN
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
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(1) In its more than 200 years of existence as a nation,
the United States has never conferred on any person the status
of being an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces of the United
States.
(2) Status as an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces
of the United States is and should remain an extraordinary
honor not lightly conferred nor frequently granted.
(3) The lifetime of accomplishments and service of Leslie
Townes (Bob) Hope on behalf of members of the Armed Forces
of the United States fully justifies the conferring of that status.
(4) Bob Hope attempted to enlist in the Armed Forces
to serve his country during World War II but was informed
that the greatest service he could provide his country was
as a civilian entertainer for the troops.
(5) During World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam
War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Cold War, Bob Hope
travelled to visit and entertain millions of members of the
Armed Forces in numerous countries, on ships at sea, and
in combat zones ashore.
(6) Bob Hope has been awarded the Congressional Gold
Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Distinguished
Service Medal of each of the branches of the Armed Forces
and more than 100 other citations and awards from national
veterans service organizations and civic and humanitarian
organizations.
(7) Bob Hope has given unselfishly of himself for over
half a century to be with American service members on foreign
shores, working tirelessly to bring a spirit of humor and cheer
to millions of service members during their loneliest moments,
and has, thereby, extended to them for the American people
a touch of home away from home.
(b) DESIGNATION
OF BOB HOPE
AS HONORARY VETERAN.—
Congress—
(1) extends its gratitude, on behalf of the American people,
to Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope, of the State of California, for
his lifetime of accomplishments and service on behalf of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) hereby confers upon him the status of being an honorary
veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.
SEC. 1088. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1997’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 2002’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect as of
September 30, 1997.
TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Sec. 1101. Use of prohibited constraints to manage Department of Defense
personnel.
Sec. 1102. Veterans’ preference status for certain veterans who served on active
duty during the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. 1103. Repeal 
of 
deadline 
for 
placement 
consideration 
of 
involuntarily
separated military reserve technicians.
Sec. 1104. Rate of pay of Department of Defense overseas teachers upon transfer to
General Schedule position.