Joint resolution providing for a congressional investigation into the status of those American men missing, captured, or dead in Southeast Asia, and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House and the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate to thoroughly investigate the negotiations to obtain release of prisoners of war in Southeast Asia, all information concerning the missing in action and dead, the noncooperation of North Vietnam and its allies concerning the Vietnam agreement and the joint communique in Paris in April, and the possibility of obtaining information in the future concerning the missing, captured, or dead in the Vietnam conflict. Directs the committees to report the results to their respective Houses and make recommendations to the appropriate branches of Government concerning the best way to resolve the impasse in the negotiations. Prohibits, in the interim, aid to North Vietnam or any other government supported by insurgent Communist forces in Southeast Asia, until the conflict concerning the missing, captured, or dead in the Vietnam conflict is resolved to the satisfaction of Congress. Requires that inquiries shall be made of all nations in the vicinity of Vietnam concerning any Americans being held in any nation as a result of the Vietnam conflict.

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Timeline

1. 21 December 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Rules.

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2. 21 December 1973

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   Introduced in House

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3. 21 December 1973

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   Introduced in House

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 December 1973

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Sponsors

• Rep. du Pont, Pierre S., IV [R-DE-At Large] · R · Sponsor
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