HBA-CMT H.C.R. 119 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.C.R. 119
By: Crabb
State, Federal & International Relations
3/11/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Texas law adopted in 1999 mandates the flying of the POW/MIA flag at state
office buildings on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence
Day, Veterans Day, and National POW/MIA Recognition Day.  It is appropriate
that Americans keep in mind the many United States  military personnel and
civilians who remain missing in action from past military conflicts.
Currently there are more than 90,000 persons who remain missing, and
approximately 50,000 former prisoners of war living among us whose return
to this country was the result of perseverance in the pursuit of their
identification, location, recovery, and safe return.  Since the end of this
country's military participation in Southeast Asia there have been 593
Americans who have been repatriated or accounted for.  Since the fall of
South Vietnam, 58 firsthand sightings of Americans have been reported,
including 13 unresolved sightings involving individuals in a captive or
noncaptive environment and another 45 sightings that were determined to
correlate to individuals listed as missing.  House Concurrent Resolution
119 expresses support for the continued search for missing United States
military personnel and civilians. 
 
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this resolution
does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Concurrent Resolution 119 expresses support for the continued search
for missing United States military personnel and civilians from past
military conflicts.