S.Amdt. 696

SA 696. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. ___. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF
THE NAMES OF THE 74 MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF THE
U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS WHO PERISHED ON JUNE 3,
1969.

(a) Sense of Congress.--Congress acknowledge the courage,
service, and sacrifice of the crew members of the U.S.S.
Frank E. Evans, including the 74 crew members who perished on
June, 3, 1969.
(b) Approval of Inclusion.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the
Interior, approve the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Wall of the names of the 74 sailors of the U.S.S.
Frank E. Evans who perished on June 3, 1969.
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