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 107 STAT. 928 PUBLIC LAW 103-85—SEPT. 21, 1993 Public Law 103-85 103d Congress Joint Resolution Sept. 21, 1993 Designating September 10, 1993, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" and [S.J. Res. 126] authorizing the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. Whereas the United States has fought in many wars and thousands of Americans who served in those wars were captured by the enemy or listed as missing in action; Whereas many American prisoners of war were subjected to brutal and inhumane treatment by their enemy captors in violation of international codes and customs for the treatment of prisoners of war, and many such prisoners of war died from such treatment; Whereas many of these Americans are still listed as missing and unaccounted for, and the uncertainty surrounding their fates has caused their families to suffer tragic and continuing hardships; Whereas, in Public Law 101-355, the Federal Government officially recognized and designated the National League of Families POW/ MIA flag as the symbol of the Nation's concern and commitment to accounting as fully as possible for Americans still prisoner, missing in action, or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia; and Whereas the sacrifices of Americans still missing and unaccounted for from all our Nation's wars and their families are deserving of national recognition and support for continued priority efforts to determine the fate of those missing Americans: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY. September 10, 1993, is designated as "National POW/MLV Recognition Day", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES POW/MIA FLAG. (a) IN GENERAL. —The POW/MIA. flag shall be displayed— (1) at all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 31, 1993 (Memorial Day), September 10, 1993 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1993 (Veterans Day); and (2) on, or on the grounds of, the buildings specified in subsection (b) on September 10, 1993; as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to accounting as fully as possible for Americans still prisoner, missing, and unac-

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