Sec. 1254. Cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action
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The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, is authorized to carry out a cooperative program with the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam to assist in accounting for Vietnamese personnel missing in action. The purpose of the cooperative program under subsection
(a)is to carry out the following activities: Collection, digitization, and sharing of archival information. Building the capacity of Vietnam to conduct archival research, investigations, and excavations. Improving DNA analysis capacity. Increasing veteran-to-veteran exchanges. Other support activities the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate.