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Adam Schiff (D-CA)

S.Amdt. 5970

S.Amdt. 5970 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 4 cosponsors

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 5970 is an amendment to bill S. 4784. Its purpose is to add a section that requires the Secretary of Defense to authorize the names of 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans who were killed on June 3, 1969, to be included on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia.

The amendment aims to add the following requirements:

  • The action must happen no later than 1 year after the Act is enacted.
  • The Secretary of Defense must consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and other applicable authorities regarding name placement and nomenclature to handle space limitations.
  • The Commemorative Works Act (Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code) will not apply to these activities.