Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act

Bill: 116-s-1891
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-06-18
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Conflicts and wars

District of Columbia

Monuments and memorials

Veterans' organizations and recognition

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1891 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2019 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act . 2. Inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962 (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962. (b) Required consultation The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and other applicable authorities with respect to any adjustments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursuant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations on the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. (c) Nonapplicability of Commemorative Works Act Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ), shall not apply to any activities carried out under subsection (a) or (b).