I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4000
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter
76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the
amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1997
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1996
Mr. DORNAN, (for himself, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
TALENT, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS, Mr.
BAKER of California, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr.
BARR of Georgia, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary-
land, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHLERT,
Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BONO, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr.
BROWNBACK, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Mr.
BUNNING of Kentucky, Mr. BURR, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUYER,
MR. CALLAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.
CASTLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN,
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. COOLEY of Or-
egon, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. COX of California, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.
CRAMER, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CREMEANS, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DIAZ-
BALART, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms.
DUNN of Washington, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. ENGLISH of
Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr. FAWELL, Mr.
FIELDS of Texas, Mr. FLANAGAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. FOWL-
ER, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. FRANKS
of Connecticut, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. FRISA, Mr. FUNDERBURK,
Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GANSKE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas,
Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODLING, Mr.
GOSS, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. GREENE of Utah, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUN-
DERSON, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. HAN-
SEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. HAYES, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HILLEARY,
Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HORN, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
HYDE, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. ISTOOK, Mrs. JOHNSON OF
CONNECTICUT, MR. JONES, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KIM, Mr. KING, Mr.
KINGSTON, Mr. KLUG, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LAHOOD,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr.
LAZIO of New York, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LEWIS
of Kentucky, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. LONGLEY, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. MCCOLLUM,
Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr.
MCINNIS, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MARTINI,
Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. METCALF, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MICA, Mr.
MILLER of Florida, Mr. MINGE, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr.
MOORHEAD, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mrs. MYRICK Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. NEUMANN, Mr. NEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUSSLE,
Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PARKER, Mr.
PAXON, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PICKETT, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. PRYCE, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr.
QUINN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. REED, Mr. REGULA, Mr.
RIGGS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mr. ROTH, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr.
SANDERS, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. SCHAE-
FER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr.
SHADEGG, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
SKEEN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Texas,
Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SPENCE, Mr.
SOLOMON, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
TATE, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. TAYLOR of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs. THURMAN,
Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr.
UPTON, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WAMP, Mr.
WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELDON, of
Florida, Mr. WELLER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WHITE, Mr. WICKER, Mr.
WOLF, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Secu-
rity
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provi-
sions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing
persons) as in effect before the amendments made by
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1997.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF MISSING PERSONS AUTHORI-
TIES APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE AS IN EFFECT BEFORE ENACTMENT
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.
(a) APPLICABILITY TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.—
(1) Section 1501 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(c) COVERED PERSONS.—Section 1502 of this title
applies in the case of the following persons:
‘‘(1) Any member of the Armed Forces on ac-
tive duty who becomes involuntarily absent as a re-
sult of a hostile action, or under circumstances sug-
gesting that the involuntary absence is a result of a
hostile action, and whose status is undetermined or
who is unaccounted for.
‘‘(2) Any civilian employee of the Department
of Defense, and any employee of a contractor of the
Department of Defense, who serves with or accom-
panies the Armed Forces in the field under orders
who becomes involuntarily absent as a result of a
hostile action, or under circumstances suggesting
that the involuntary absence is a result of a hostile
action, and whose status is undetermined or who is
unaccounted for.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—In this chapter, the
term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes, in the case of a civil-
ian employee of the Department of Defense or contractor
of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of the mili-
tary department or head of the element of the Department
of Defense employing the employee or contracting with the
contractor, as the case may be.’’.
(2) Section 1503(c) of such title is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘one mili-
tary officer’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘one indi-
vidual described in paragraph (2)’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is the
following: