Urging the Government of Vietnam to provide to the United States all information in the possession of Vietnam regarding Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.

Summary

States that Congress: (1) urges the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately provide to the United States all information relating to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, including documents relating to Americans unaccounted for in areas of Laos and Cambodia that were under wartime Vietnamese control; (2) welcomes the improvement in military ties between the United States and Vietnam, including the port call of the U.S.S. Vandergrift in November 2003, and urges the Government of Vietnam to respond positively by the end of 2004 to requests to permit a United States Navy vessel to conduct humanitarian underwater recovery missions along the coastline of Vietnam; and (3) will consider statements by President George W. Bush and the response of the Government of Vietnam to the U.S. request to use a United States Navy vessel to conduct humanitarian underwater recovery missions along the coast of Vietnam before taking further steps beneficial to the economic and political objectives of the Government of Vietnam.

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Timeline

1. 19 May 2004

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2. 19 May 2004

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3. 19 May 2004

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Sponsors

• Rep. Collins, Mac [R-GA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
• David Scott · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• FRED UPTON · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
• JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Cosponsor
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