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H.R. 499 (95th)

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.

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4 January 1977

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Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

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Summary

Prohibits the change in status of any member of the uniformed services currently in a missing status due to service in Southeast Asia until: (1) the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam have fully complied with the provision of the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam relating to information concerning those missing in action; and (2) the President of the United States has determined that all reasonable actions have been taken to account for such members and has reported such to Congress in writing. Directs the Committees on Armed Services of the House and Senate to review specified provisions of law relating to the reclassification of individuals currently in a missing status to determine whether such laws should be repealed or amended and to report the results of such study to their respective House of Congress.

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