A bill outlining procedures by which a change in status may be considered for any member of the uniformed services who is in a missing or POW status after the year and a day mandatory review under sections 555 and 556 of chapter 10, title 37, United States Code while serving in Southeast Asia.

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Establishes procedures which the Secretaries of the various military departments must use in changing the status of a member of the uniformed services presently in a missing in action or prisoner of war status as a result of service in Southeast Asia. Directs the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives to conduct a study of the present provisions of law relating to changes in such an individual's status.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 October 1977

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