S.Amdt. 2492

SA 2492. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. ___. AWARD OF MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS TO HANDLERS
OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS AND THE MILITARY
WORKING DOG CONCERNED.

(a) Program of Award Required.--Each Secretary of a
military department shall carry out a program to provide for
the award of one or more medals or other commendations to
handlers of military working dogs, and to military working
dogs, under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to recognize
valor or meritorious achievement by such handlers and dogs.
(b) Medal and Commendations.--Any medal or commendation
awarded pursuant to a program under subsection (a) shall be
of such design, and include such elements, as the Secretary
of the military department concerned shall specify.
(c) Presentation and Acceptance.--Any medal or commendation
awarded pursuant to a program under subsection (a) may be
presented to and accepted by the handler concerned on behalf
of the handler and the military working dog concerned.
(d) Regulations.--Medals and commendations shall be awarded
under programs under subsection (a) in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for
purposes of this section.
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