[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4045 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4045

To modify and extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry 
 out a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2025

    Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. 
  Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify and extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry 
 out a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Fund 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH 
              ANNIVERSARY OF VIETNAM WAR.

    (a) In General.--Section 598 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may conduct'' and 
        inserting ``shall conduct'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``If the Secretary 
        establishes'' and inserting ``For purposes of carrying out''; 
        and
            (4) in subsection (g)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``if established by the Secretary 
                of Defense under subsection (a),''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of Defense'' after 
                ``Secretary''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on November 11, 2025.
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