[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3141 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3141

 To direct the Secretary of the Army to issue to certain veterans who 
served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II 
    the ``Italy'' clasp for the World War II Army Occupation Medal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1998

  Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Army to issue to certain veterans who 
served in the disputed Italy-Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II 
    the ``Italy'' clasp for the World War II Army Occupation Medal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ISSUANCE OF ``ITALY'' CLASP FOR WORLD WAR II ARMY OCCUPATION 
              MEDAL.

    (a) Issuance of Clasp.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of 
the Army shall issue to each individual described in subsection (b) a 
device known as the ``Italy'' clasp for the World War II Army 
Occupation Medal, as provided in General Orders Number 32 of the 
Department of the Army, dated 1946.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--The device referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be issued to each individual who--
            (1) served in the Army during World War II;
            (2) received the World War II Army Occupation Medal based 
        (in whole or in part) upon service in the disputed Italy-
        Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II; and
            (3) is eligible for the ``Italy'' clasp for that medal.
    (c) Requirement for Application.--The Secretary may require the 
submission of an application as a condition for the issuance to any 
individual of the device referred to in subsection (a). Such 
application shall be in such form and contain such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    (d) Applicable Law.--Sections 3751 and 3752(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, apply to the issuance of a device under this section.
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