,h4 ,,res4 #abi ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41 ,february #ad1 #bjah ,,resolution ,whereas according to the ,defense ,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting ,agency of the ,department of ,defense1 more than #hb1jjj ,united ,states personnel are still unaccounted-for from past wars and conflicts around the world2 ,whereas1 though recognizing that an estimated #dh1jjj of these personnel were presumed lost at sea and are unlikely to be recovered1 tens of thousands of families and friends have waited decades for the accounting of their loved ones and comrades in arms2 ,whereas the families of these brave ,americans deserve our ,nation's best efforts to achieve the fullest possible accounting for their missing loved ones2 ,whereas the ,national ,league of ,,pow_/,,mia ,families1 and their iconic ,,pow_/,,mia flag1 pioneered the ,vietnam ,war accounting effort since #aigj and has been joined in this humanitarian quest for answers by ,korean ,war1 ,cold ,war1 and ,world ,war ,,ii families1 fully supported by the ,american ,legion1 the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars1 the ,disabled ,american ,veterans1 ,jewish ,war ,veterans1 ,,amvets1 ,vietnam ,veterans of ,america1 ,special ,forces ,association1 ,special ,operations ,association1 ,rolling ,thunder1 and other more recently formed groups1 and tens of thousands of families and veterans are yearning and advocating for answers concerning the fates of their loved ones and comrades in arms2 ,whereas the mission of the ,defense ,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting ,agency of the ,department of ,defense is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing members of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states1 designated civilians of the ,department1 and other designated personnel2 and ,whereas the recovery and investigation teams of the ,department of ,defense deploy to countries around the world to account as fully as possible for these unaccounted-for ,united ,states personnel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 calls upon the ,defense ,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting ,agency and other elements of the ,department of ,defense1 other appropriate elements of the ,federal ,government1 and all foreign governments to resolutely continue efforts to investigate1 recover1 identify1 and account as fully as possible for all ,united ,states personnel designated as unaccounted-for from past wars and conflicts around the world2 and 7#b7 calls upon all foreign governments with information on ,united ,states personnel designated as unaccounted-for from past wars and conflicts1 or with such personnel within their territories1 to cooperate fully with the ,government of the ,united ,states to provide the fullest possible accounting for those ,american lives4 ,clerk4