,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbf,mrs4 ,moody submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! ?ird    
,friday ( ,septemb] %\ld be recogniz$ z 
,national ,,p[_/,,mia ,recognition ,day4
  ,:]eas ! t]m ,,p[_/,,mia ref]s to     
prison]s ( w> & miss+-9-action milit>y  
p]sonnel :o ei!r are or 7 held unwill+ly
 by ! enemy or ^: :]eab\ts dur+ & aft]  
w>time & cease-fire rema9 unkn[n2       
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 ov] #hj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates      
s]vicememb]s are miss+ 9 action1 ab\t   
#da1jjj are presum$ lo/ at sea1 &       
approximately #ch1jjj are recov]able2   
,:]eas unacc\nt$ = p]sonnel include     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se p]sonnel1 bo?       
milit>y & civilian1 civilian contractors
 ( o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1      
employees ( humanit>ian ag5cies accr$it$
 to ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 memb]s ( civilian    

organizations cr$it$ ) active milit>y   
s]vice by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 &      
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r p]sons z
 direct$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2      
,:]eas ! ,def5se ,,p[_/,,mia ,acc\nt+   
,ag5cy1 an ag5cy )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se1 reports ! numb]s = ,,p[_/,,mia 
s]vicememb]s bas$ on conflict to be--   
7#a7 #gc1fhg f ,_w ,w> ,,ii2  7#b7      
#h1aeg f ! ,korean ,w>2  7#c7 #b1fcc f !
 ,vietnam ,w>2  7#d7 #abh f ! ,cold ,w>2
 &  7#e7 #f f arm$ conflicts s9ce #aiia2
 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! e>ly #aigjs :5 ,unit$   
,/ates ,,p[_/,,mia recov]y ef=ts began1 
! numb] ( recov]$ p]sons bas$ on        
conflict h be5-- 7#a7 #a1ijd f ,_w ,w>  
,,ii1 ) #ga1ghc /ill unacc\nt$ =2  7#b7 
#ggg f ! ,korean ,w>1 ) #g1chj /ill     
unacc\nt$ =2  7#c7 #a1jfg f ! ,vietnam  
,w>1 ) #a1eff /ill unacc\nt$ =2  7#d7 #b
 f ! ,cold ,w>1 ) #abf /ill unacc\nt$ =2
 &  7#e7 #j f ! ,gulf w>s & ,libya1 ) #f
 /ill unacc\nt$ =2 ,:]eas r\ghly #ge    
p]c5t ( ,,p[_/,,mia are 9 !             
,asia-,pacific region2 ,:]eas1 by ,/ate1

 ! #e ,/ates ) ! highe/ numb] (         
unacc\nt$ ,,p[_/,,mia are-- 7#a7 ,new   
,york 7#f1ced72  7#b7 ,cali=nia         
7#f1cjf72  7#c7 ,p5nsylvania 7#e1cdc72  
7#d7 ,ill9ois 7#d1aae72 &  7#e7 ,texas  
7#d1jhe72 ,:]eas1 by ,/ate1 ! #e ,/ates 
) ! highe/ numb] ( recov]$ ,,p[_/,,mia  
are-- 7#a7 ,cali=nia 7#chc72  7#b7 ,new 
,york 7#bdj72  7#c7 ,texas 7#bce72  7#d7
 ,ohio 7#bjb72 &  7#e7 ,p5nsylvania     
7#aih72 ,:]eas1 9 #aigb1 ! ,,p[_/,,mia  
flag 0 adopt$2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihb1 !       
,,p[_/,,mia flag became ! fir/ flag to  
fly ov] ! ,:ite ,h\se o!r ?an ! ,unit$  
,/ates flag2 & ,:]eas ! ,national       
,,p[_/,,mia ,flag ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaf-fg2 #cf ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note71      
enact$ 9 #bjai1 requires ! ,,p[_/,,mia  
flag to be fl[n on ,f$]al prop]ties :5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates flag is be+ fl[n3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
ackn[l$ges t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has !   
moral obligation to fully acc\nt =      
,unit$ ,/ates ,,p[_/,,mia & to mitigate 
! numb] ( ,,p[_/,,mia 9 future          

conflicts2  7#b7 expresses s9c]e        
gratitude to ! ,,p[_/,,mia ( e conflict 
:o selflessly1 bravely1 & boldly f\ght =
 ! fre$oms ,am]icans h today at ! co/ ( 
_! own lives2  7#c7 expresses support = 
! designation ( ,national ,,p[_/,,mia   
,recognition ,day2 &  7#d7 enc\rages all
 ,am]icans to prop]ly honor ! s]vice &  
sacrifice ( all ,,p[_/,,mia on su* day  
by-- 7,a7 p>ticipat+ 9 ,,p[_/,,mia      
commemorative celebrations 9 local      
communities2  7,b7 appropriately        
display+ ! ,,p[_/,,mia flag2 &  7,c7    
p]=m+ acts ( good w1 compassion1 &      
s]vice = ! family memb]s ( ,,p[_/,,mia4