Sec. 1031. ASSISTANCE TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF KOREAN CONFLICT AND COLD WAR POW/MIAS WHO REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR
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## SEC. 1031 ASSISTANCE TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF KOREAN CONFLICT AND COLD WAR POW/MIAS WHO REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Single Point of Contact The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official of the Department of Defense to serve as a single point of contact within the department— ####
(1)for the immediate family members (or their designees) of any unaccounted-for Korean conflict POW/MIA; and ####
(2)for the immediate family members (or their designees) of any unaccounted-for Cold War POW/MIA. ###
(b)Functions The official designated under subsection
(a)shall serve as a liaison between the family members of unaccounted-for Korean conflict POW/MIAs and unaccounted-for Cold War POW/MIAs and the Department of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies that may hold information that may relate to such POW/MIAs. The functions of that official shall include assisting family members— ####
(1)with the procedures the family members may follow in their search for information about the unaccounted-for Korean conflict POW/MIA or unaccounted-for Cold War POW/MIA, as the case may be; ####
(2)in learning where they may locate information about the unaccounted-for POW/MIA; and ####
(3)in learning how and where to identify classified records that contain pertinent information and that will be declassified. ###
(c)Assistance in Obtaining Declassification The official designated under subsection
(a)shall seek to obtain the rapid declassification of any relevant classified records that are identified. ###
(d)Repository The official designated under subsection
(a)shall provide all documents relating to unaccounted-for Korean conflict POW/MIAs and unaccounted-for Cold War POW/MIAs that are located as a result of the official's efforts to the National Archives and Records Administration, which shall locate them in a centralized repository. ###
(e)Definitions For purposes of this section: ####
(1)The term “**unaccounted-for Korean conflict POW/MIA**” means a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the United States who, as a result of service during the Korean conflict, was at any time classified as a prisoner of war or missing-in-action and whose person or remains have not been returned to United States control and who remains unaccounted for. ####
(2)The term “**unaccounted-for Cold War POW/MIA**” means a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the United States who, as a result of service during the period from September 2, 1945, to August 21, 1991, was at any time classified as a prisoner of war or missing-in-action and whose person or remains have not been returned to United States control and who remains unaccounted for. ####
(3)The term “**Korean conflict**” has the meaning given such term in section 101(9) of title 38, United States Code. * * * * * * *
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Sec. 1031
ASSISTANCE TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF KOREAN CONFLICT AND COLD WAR POW/MIAS WHO REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR
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