S.Amdt. 568

SA 568. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 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 MILITARY WORKING
DOGS.

(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) 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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