National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015 signed into law
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:04 am
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015 signed into law
Vietnam Veterans of America -Legislative Update
May 3, 2016
On April 29, 2016, The President of the United States signed into law the National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015. This new law was introduced in the house (H.R. 1760) by Congressman Stephen Lynch (MA-8) and companion bill in the Senate (S.885) by Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA). The new law reads as follows:
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the United States Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years, commemorative chairs honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action have been placed in prominent locations across the United States.
(2) The United States Capitol is an appropriate location to place a commemorative chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.
SEC. 3. PLACEMENT OF A CHAIR IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL HONORING AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION.
(a) Obtaining Chair.--The Architect of the Capitol shall enter into an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo of the National League of POW/MIA Families under such terms and conditions as the Architect considers appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
(b) Placement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architect shall place the chair obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol.
SEC. 4. FUNDING.
(a) Donations.--The Architect of the Capitol may--
(1) enter into an agreement with any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code to solicit private donations to carry out the purposes of this Act; and
(2) accept donations of funds, property, and services to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(b) Costs.--All costs incurred in carrying out the purposes of this Act shall be paid for with private donations received under subsection (a).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.