Army Security Agency Monument Act

I ★ 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3558 To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 28, 2021 Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Army Security Agency 4 Monument Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:07 Feb 18, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3558.IH H3558 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 3558 IH1S SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF MONUMENT HONORING VETERANS 1 OF THE ARMY SECURITY AGENCY WHO 2 SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES BETWEEN 3 1945 AND 1976, DURING WORLD WAR II, THE 4 KOREAN CONFLICT, AND THE VIETNAM ERA. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 6 subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall place in 7 Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army 8 Security Agency veterans who served in the Armed Forces 9 between 1945 and 1976, during World War II, the Korean 10 conflict, and the Vietnam era. 11 (b) DESIGN.—The monument placed under sub- 12 section (a) shall be based on a design approved by the 13 Secretary of the Army and the National Army Security 14 Agency Association. 15 (c) AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTE- 16 NANCE.—The Secretary of the Army may only place a 17 monument under subsection (a) if the Secretary enters 18 into an agreement with the National Army Security Agen- 19 cy Association under which the Association agrees to pay 20 all costs necessary for preparation of the site for the 21 monument and to construct, install, and maintain the 22 monument, and to such other provisions as the Secretary 23 may require. 24 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘World 25 War II’’, ‘‘Korean conflict’’, and ‘‘Vietnam era’’ have the 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:07 Feb 18, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3558.IH H3558 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 3558 IH1S meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, 1 United States Code. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:07 Feb 18, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3558.IH H3558 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS