SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STUDY REGARDING MEMORIAL HONORING NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 2897. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STUDY REGARDING MEMORIAL HONORING NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that a memorial marker or monument should be designed and placed in an appropriate location to honor the service and sacrifice of individuals who, although not United States citizens, served in the United States Armed Forces and were killed in the line of duty.(b) Study.—The Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the American Battle Monuments Commission, shall conduct a study examining the feasibility of placing in Arlington National Cemetery, or some other appropriate location, a memorial marker honoring the service and sacrifice of non-United States citizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces.(c) Content of Study.—The study required by subsection (b) shall include the following:(1) A discussion of the historical development of Arlington National Cemetery.(2) Comprehensive information on the memorial markers presently located in Arlington National Cemetery.(3) A description of any limitations affecting the ability to establish new monuments, markers, tributes, or plaques in Arlington National Cemetery.(4) A discussion of alternative locations outside of Arlington National Cemetery that have been used for comparable memorial markers.(5) Recommendations for appropriate locations for a memorial marker that may be considered.(d) Report and Recommendations.—Not later than April 1, 2005, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (b), together with any recommendations for an appropriate plan to honor the service of non-United States citizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces.