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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2970
To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery
a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War
II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 2019
Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington
National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security
Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict,
and the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Army Security Agency
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Monument Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF MONUMENT HONORING VETERANS
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OF
THE
ARMY
SECURITY
AGENCY
WHO
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SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES BETWEEN
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1945 AND 1976, DURING WORLD WAR II, THE
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KOREAN CONFLICT, AND THE VIETNAM ERA.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of
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subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall place in
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Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army
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Security Agency veterans who served in the Armed Forces
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between 1945 and 1976, during World War II, the Korean
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conflict, and the Vietnam era.
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(b) DESIGN.—The monument placed under sub-
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section (a) shall be based on a design approved by the
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Secretary of the Army and the National Army Security
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Agency Association.
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(c) AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTE-
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NANCE.—The Secretary of the Army may only place a
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monument under subsection (a) if the Secretary enters
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into an agreement with the National Army Security Agen-
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cy Association under which the Association agrees to pay
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all costs necessary for preparation of the site for the
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monument and to construct, install, and maintain the
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monument, and to such other provisions as the Secretary
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may require.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘World
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War II’’, ‘‘Korean conflict’’, and ‘‘Vietnam era’’ have the
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meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38,
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United States Code.
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