IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 871 
Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Govern-
ment, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, 
and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of 
the Federal Government, and foreign countries to inten-
sify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all miss-
ing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. 
Whereas more than 83,000 personnel of the United States 
are still unaccounted-for around the world from past 
wars and conflicts; 
Whereas, though recognizing that an estimated 50,000 of 
these World War II personnel, were lost deep at sea and 
are unlikely ever to be recovered, thousands of families 
and friends have waited decades for the accounting of 
their loved ones and comrades in arms; 
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Whereas the families of these brave Americans deserve our 
Nation’s best efforts to achieve the fullest possible ac-
counting for their missing loved ones; 
Whereas the National League of POW/MIA Families, and 
their iconic POW/MIA flag, pioneered the accounting ef-
fort since 1970 and has been joined in this humanitarian 
quest for answers by the Korean War, Cold War and 
World War II families, fully supported by the American 
Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled 
American Veterans, Jewish War Veterans, AMVETS, 
Vietnam Veterans of America, Special Forces Associa-
tion, Special Operations Association, Rolling Thunder, 
and other more recently formed groups, and thousands of 
families are yearning and advocating for answers con-
cerning the fates of their loved ones and comrades in 
arms; 
Whereas the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency of the Department of Defense is to provide the 
fullest possible accounting for missing members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States, designated civilians 
of the Department, and other designated personnel; and 
Whereas the recovery and investigation teams of the Depart-
ment of Defense deploy to countries around the world to 
account as fully as possible for these missing and other-
wise unaccounted-for personnel of the United States: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls upon the Defense POW/MIA Account-
ing Agency and other elements of the Department of 
Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, 
and all foreign countries to intensify efforts to inves-
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tigate, recover, identify and account as fully as pos-
sible for all missing and unaccounted-for personnel 
of the United States around the world; and 
(2) calls upon all foreign countries with infor-
mation on missing personnel of the United States, or 
with missing personnel of the United States within 
their territories, to cooperate fully with the Govern-
ment of the United States to provide the fullest pos-
sible accounting for all missing personnel of the 
United States. 
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