Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Establishing a Vietnam War Remembrance Day’
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 8 in L.D.)
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §150-G is enacted to read:
In recognition of the service and sacrifice of those veterans of the United States Armed Forces who served during the Vietnam War, the State designates March 30th of each year as Vietnam War Remembrance Day. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation urging the people of the State to observe the day with appropriate celebration and activity.
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Review. No later than April 1, 2021, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans matters shall review the establishment of Vietnam War Remembrance Day pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 150-G and determine whether the language establishing the day of remembrance requires amendment or modification.
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 1, lines 17 and 18 in L.D.)
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
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summary
This amendment changes the name of the day of observance from "Vietnam Veterans Day" to "Vietnam War Remembrance Day," changes the date from March 29th to March 30th and requires in 10 years review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over veterans matters of the statutory language establishing the day of remembrance. This amendment retains the provision in Committee Amendment "A" that directs the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to work with the Governor's office and the United States Department of Defense to develop a commemorative day to recognize the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.