“To modify and extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.”
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This section modifies the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration Program (i.e., activities including ceremonies, publications, and educational outreach to honor Vietnam War veterans and their families, as established by Section 598 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008), effective November 11, 2025, by (1) requiring the Secretary to conduct the program (previously permitted); (2) requiring support for state and local commemoration efforts (previously permitted); (3) basing funding authorizations on program implementation rather than conditional establishment; and (4) striking conditional language and clarifying references to the Secretary of Defense.