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(20) It is the responsibility of the Federal Gov-
ernment to return to the United States for proper 
burial and respect all members of the Armed Forces 
killed in the line of duty who lie in lost graves. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— In light of the findings 
under subsection (a), Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the recovery and 
return to the United States, the remains and bodies 
of all members of the Armed Forces killed in the 
line of duty, and for the efforts by the Joint POW- 
MIA Accounting Command to recover the remains of 
members of the Armed Forces from all wars, con-
flicts and missions; 
(2) recognizes the courage and sacrifice of all 
members of the Armed Forces who participated in 
Operation Highjump and all missions vital to the 
national security of the United States of America; 
(3) acknowledges the dedicated research and ef-
forts by the US Geological Survey, the National 
Science Foundation, the Joint POW/MIA Account-
ing Command, the Fallen American Veterans Foun-
dation and all persons and organizations to identify, 
locate, and advocate for, from their temporary Ant-
arctic grave, the recovery of the well-preserved fro-
zen bodies of Ensign Maxwell Lopez, Naval Aviator, 
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Frederick Williams, Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1ST 
Class, Wendell Hendersin, Aviation Radioman 1ST 
Class of the ‘‘George 1’’ explosion and crash; and 
(4) encourages the Department of Defense to 
review the facts, research and to pursue new efforts 
to undertake all feasible efforts to recover, identify, 
and return the well-preserved frozen bodies of the 
‘‘George 1’’ crew from Antarctica’s Thurston Island. 
SEC. 1099E. REQUIREMENT THAT WRITTEN COMMUNICA-
TIONS FROM CONGRESS BE MADE PUBLIC BY 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Any written communication from Congress, including 
a committee of the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives, a member of Congress, an officer of Congress, or 
a congressional staff member, recommending that funds 
be committed, obligated, or expended on any project with-
in a program element set forth in the funding tables in 
division D of this Act shall be made publicly available on 
the Internet by the receiving entity of the Department of 
Defense, not later than 30 days after receipt of such com-
munication. 
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SEC. 1099F. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEPLOY-
MENT OF ARMED FORCES WITHOUT CONSID-
ERABLE DELIBERATION. 
It is the sense of the Congress that before voting be-
gins with respect to funding of any deployment of the 
Armed Forces, Members of the Congress— 
(1) should designate a time period in which 
Members consider the cultures, religions, ethnicities, 
geographies, histories, and politics of nations and re-
gions in which the Armed Forces are engaged or are 
proposed to engage in military action; 
(2) should be given access to in-depth briefings 
on the information described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) fully consider and appreciate the enormous 
complexities and uncertainties inherent in the mili-
tary engagements of the United States in certain re-
gions, in particular the Middle East. 
SEC. 1099G. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF A KOREAN WAR NATIONAL MU-
SEUM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Korean War was fought between the 
Republic of Korea, with the assistance of 16 dif-
ferent nations including the United States, and the 
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and People’s 
Republic of China from June 1950 to July 1953. 
(2) This conflict was prompted by the invasion 
of the Republic of Korea by the communist Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(3) 5,700,000 Americans served during the war 
and 36,574 died in the conflict, making it the fifth 
deadliest war in United States history. 
(4) 133 Congressional Medals of Honor were 
awarded for service during the conflict. 
(5) The first integration of black and white 
American members of the Armed Forces in combat 
occurred during the Korean War. 
(6) The first use of helicopters and the first air- 
to-air combat between modern jets occurred during 
the Korean War. 
(7) There are currently an estimated 2,440,000 
living American veterans of the Korean War. 
(8) The United Nations deployed troops into 
combat for the first time during the Korean War. 
(9) The conflict marked the first armed strug-
gle between democracy and communism, as well as 
the first time the advance of communism was halted. 
(10) After the signing of the Armistice Agree-
ment on July 27, 1953, ending hostilities, there was 
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established the Demilitarized Zone, which has al-
lowed the Republic of Korea to grow into a dynamic 
and stable democracy while situated on the border of 
one of the least free countries in the modern world. 
(11) An official national museum honoring the 
conflict and all those who served does not currently 
exist. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) efforts to increase education and public 
awareness of the Korean War and to honor and pro-
mote gratitude for those who served in the Korean 
War should be encouraged; 
(2) the people who have demonstrated leader-
ship and spearheaded the development of a museum 
to promote awareness of the Korean War and honor 
those who served in it should be commended; and 
(3) a national museum, to be located in Chi-
cago, Illinois, should be established to— 
(A) educate visitors on the service, sac-
rifices, and contributions of those who fought in 
Korea; 
(B) honor Korean War veterans; 
(C) preserve the legacy and history of the 
Korean War conflict; and 
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