GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

SEC. 604. GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS (a) Findings.— The Congress finds the following: (1) Over 400,000 American servicemen and women risked their lives in defending the interests and principles of the United States in the Persian Gulf region. (2) These American servicemen and women performed with remarkable success against Iraq and its military-industrial complex. (3) All Americans should take great pride in the manner in which our brave servicemen and women represented our Nation in the Persian Gulf region. (4) All Americans eagerly await the safe return of our courageous sons and daughters who served in the Persian Gulf region. (b) Grassroots Support.— The Congress— (1) supports and endorses national, State, and local grassroots efforts to support our servicemen and women who participated in Operation Desert Storm and their families here at home; (2) encourages Federal agencies (in accordance with applicable law), State and local governments, and private businesses and industry to organize task forces intended to provide support for the families of servicemen and women deployed in the Persian Gulf region and to organize celebrations for the servicemen and women upon their arrival home; and (3) encourages those grassroots government, business, and industry efforts to include Vietnam Veteran organizations in all activities conducted for the benefit of the troops returning home from Operation Desert Storm.