,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1
 #bjag,mr4 ,mc,cain submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,calling on   
the ,department of ,defense1 other      
elements of the ,federal ,government1   
and foreign governments to intensify    
efforts to investigate1 recover1 and    
identify all missing and unaccounted-for
 personnel of the ,united ,states4      
,whereas more than #hc1jjj personnel of 
the ,united ,states are still           
unaccounted-for around the world from   
past wars and conflicts2 ,whereas1      
though recognizing that an estimated    
#ej1jjj of these ,world ,war ,,ii       
personnel1 were lost deep at sea and are
 unlikely ever to be recovered1         
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       
accounting effort since #aigj and has   
been joined in this humanitarian quest  
for answers by the ,korean ,war1 ,cold  
,war 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 thousands of
 families 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 missing and
 otherwise unaccounted-for personnel of 
the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls upon
 the ,defense ,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting  
,agency and other elements of the       
,department of ,defense1 other elements 
of the ,federal ,government1 and all    
foreign governments to intensify efforts
 to investigate1 recover1 identify and  
account as fully as possible for all    
missing and unaccounted-for personnel of
 the ,united ,states around the world2  
and  7#b7 calls upon all foreign        
governments with information on missing 
personnel of the ,united ,states1 or    
with missing personnel of the ,united   

,states within their territories1 to    
cooperate fully with the ,government of 
the ,united ,states to provide the      
fullest possible accounting for all     
missing personnel of the ,united        
,states4