S.Amdt. 608

SA 608. Mr. MARKEY 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 __ of title __, add the following:

SEC. ___. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.

(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
design and produce a military service medal, to be known as
the ``Atomic Veterans Service Medal'', to honor retired and
former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed
veterans (as such term is defined in section 1112(c)(3) of
title 38, United States Code).
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to retired and former members.--At the request
of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary of Defense
shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a radiation-
exposed veteran who is deceased, the Secretary may provide
for issuance of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the
next-of-kin of the person.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which radiation-
exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may apply to receive
the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
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