PUBLIC LAW 106-214-JUNE 15, 2000 114 STAT. 335 Public Law 106-214 106th Congress An Act To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam June 15, 2000 veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result [H R 3293] of that service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ADDITION OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, VIETNAM VET- ERANS MEMORIAL. Public Law 96-297 (94 Stat. 827; 16 U.S.C. 431 note), which authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: " SEC. 5. PLAQUE TO HONOR OTHER VIETNAM VETERANS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE IN THE VIETNAM WAR. "(a) PLAQUE AUTHORIZED. —Notwithstanding section 3(c) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), the American Battle Monuments Commission is authorized to place within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial a suitable plaque containing an inscription intended to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service, and whose names are not otherwise eligible for placement on the memorial wall. "(b) SPECIFICATIONS.— The plaque shall be at least 6 square feet in size and not larger than 18 square feet in size, and of whatever shape as the American Battle Monuments Commission determines to be appropriate for the site. The plaque shall bear an inscription prepared by the American Battle Monuments Commission. "(c) RELATION TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT. —Except as provided in subsection (a), the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the design and placement of the plaque within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. "(d) CONSULTATION. —In designing the plaque, preparing the inscription, and selecting the specific location for the plaque within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the American Battle Monuments Commission shall consult with the architects of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., and the Vietnam Women's Memorial, Inc. " (e) FUNDS FOR PLAQUE.— "(1) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. — Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, or install the plaque. However, the preceding sentence does not apply to the payment
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