,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,ellzey introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,armed 
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to designate the ,national  
,memorial ,day ,parade1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,designation of the      
,national ,memorial ,day ,parade in     
recognition of ,america's fallen heroes 
7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,at the start of ,world 
,war ,,ii1 ,president ,franklin ,d4     
,roosevelt and ,general ,george         
,marshall reviewed a ,national ,memorial
 ,day ,parade in ,washington1 ,,dc1 on  
,may #cj1 #aidb4 ,this parade was not   
renewed for the next #fb years4  7#b7   

,on ,may #ca1 #bjjd1 ,american ,veterans
 ,center continued the tradition with a 
,national ,memorial ,day ,parade in     
,washington1 ,,dc4  7#c7 ,every year    
since #bjjd1 the ,national ,memorial    
,day ,parade in ,washington1 ,,dc1      
provides the largest ,memorial ,day     
event in the ,united ,states1 drawing   
hundreds of thousands of participants   
and spectators to ,,dc1 and has been    
broadcasted to over one hundred million 
homes nationwide1 and worldwide on      
,american ,forces ,network4  7#d7 ,the  
,national ,memorial ,day ,parade in     
,washington1 ,,dc1 represents a timeline
 of ,american history1 spotlighting our 
shared story through historical         
re-enactors1 veterans1 active-duty      
personnel1 and musical performers1 live 
on ,constitution ,avenue and from       
historic sites around the country4  7#e7
 ,the ,national ,memorial ,day ,parade  
in ,washington1 ,,dc1 enhances the      
knowledge of the ,american people on the
 importance of commemorating ,memorial  

,day1 and ensures that all future       
generations understand the sacrifices   
made to preserve freedom1 democracy1 and
 benefits of peace4  7b7  ,designation  
,the ,national ,memorial ,day ,parade in
 ,washington1 ,,dc1 shall be designated 
as the ,national ,memorial ,day ,parade4
  7c7 ,support by the ,secretary of     
,defense ,in order to honor ,american   
veterans1 including ,american veterans  
of past wars1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 may provide such support that the      
,secretary determines appropriate for a 
parade to be carried out in the         
,district of ,columbia4 ,in providing   
support under this subsection1 the      
,secretary may-- 7#a7 use units of the  
active and reserve components of the    
,armed ,forces in the ,national         
,memorial ,day ,parade in ,washington1  
,,dc2 and  7#b7 use ,federal funds for  
the display of small arms and munitions 
appropriate for customary ceremonial    
honors4