To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.

Bill: 113-hr-318
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2013-01-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia

Conflicts and wars

District of Columbia

Military personnel and dependents

Monuments and memorials

North Korea

South Korea

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial to include, in regards to the Korean War: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed in such action; (2) the number of members who were wounded, missing, or prisoners; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations (U.N.) Command who were killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners. </p> <p>Prohibits using any federal funds to construct the memorial. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 318 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2013 Mr. Hall (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Hanna , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Young of Florida , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Keating , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Coble , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Cole , Mr. Dingell , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Conyers , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.

1. Wall of Remembrance Section 1 of the Act titled An Act to authorize the erection of a memorial on Federal Land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Korean War , approved October 25, 1986 ( Public Law 99–572 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: Such memorial shall include a Wall of Remembrance, which shall be constructed without the use of Federal funds. The American Battle Monuments Commission shall request and consider design recommendations from the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc. for the establishment of the Wall of Remembrance. The Wall of Remembrance shall include— (1) a list by name of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed in action in the Korean War; (2) the number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, in regards to the Korean War— (A) were wounded in action; (B) are listed as missing in action; or (C) were prisoners of war; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who, in regards to the Korean War— (A) were killed in action; (B) were wounded in action; (C) are listed as missing in action; or (D) were prisoners of war. .