S.Amdt. 427

SA 427. Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Braun, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Jones, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1086. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF
THE NAMES OF THE LOST CREW MEMBERS OF THE
U.S.S. FRANK E. EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
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 74 crew
members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
(b) Required Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the American
Battlefield 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).
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