S. 4416 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4416 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2024Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Special Guerilla Unit National Memorial at Veterans Memorial Park in Middletown, Connecticut. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Guerilla Unit National Memorial Act. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) from 1961 to 1975, the Special Guerilla Unit, consisting of approximately 50,000 Hmong soldiers, fought to defend United States interests and contain Communist expansion in Laos; (2) approximately 35,000 members of the Special Guerilla Unit died during combat operations in Laos; (3) members of the Special Guerilla Unit conducted numerous rescue missions to recover downed United States pilots; (4) thousands of veterans of the Special Guerilla Unit resettled with their families in the United States; and (5) the veterans of the Special Guerilla Unit displayed peerless heroism during their operations in Laos. 3. Designation of the Special Guerilla Unit National Memorial (a) Designation The memorial to the members of the Special Guerilla Unit located at Veterans Memorial Park in Middletown, Connecticut, is designated as the Special Guerilla Unit National Memorial. (b) Effect of Designation (1) In general The national memorial designated by subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park System. (2) Federal funds The designation of the national memorial by subsection (a) shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the national memorial designated by that subsection.