A bill to prohibit any change in the status of any member of the uniformed services who is in a missing status under chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, until the provisions of the Paris Peace Accord of January 27, 1973, have been fully complied with, and for other purposes.

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Prohibits the Secretary of any branch of the uniformed services from changing the status of any member of the uniformed services who is in a missing status as a result of service in Southeast Asia until the provisions of the Paris Peace Accord have been fully complied with or the President has determined that all reasonable actions have been taken to account for such individuals and has reported such determination to Congress. Directs the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate to conduct a study regarding the power of the Secretaries of the various uniformed services to review and make a determination as to whether an individual should be kept in a missing status with a view toward determining whether such power should be modified or repealed.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 March 1979

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