COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM TO ACCOUNT FOR VIETNAMESE PERSONNEL MISSING IN ACTION.

SEC. 1245. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM TO ACCOUNT FOR VIETNAMESE PERSONNEL MISSING IN ACTION.(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, may carry out a cooperative program with the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam and other entities of the Government of Vietnam to assist in accounting for Vietnamese personnel missing in action. (b) Purpose.—The purpose of the cooperative program under subsection (a) is to carry out the following activities:(1) Collection, digitization, and sharing of archival information. (2) Building the capacity of Vietnam to conduct archival research, investigations, and excavations. (3) Improving DNA analysis capacity. (4) Increasing veteran-to-veteran exchanges. (5) Other support activities the Secretary of Defense considers necessary and appropriate. (c) Termination.—The authority provided by subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2026.