[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 665 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 665

  To provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Joint Endeavor 
  or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to 
members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Joint Endeavor 
  or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL FOR 
              PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR OR OPERATION 
              JOINT GUARD.

    (a) Inclusion of Operations.--For the purpose of determining the 
eligibility of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the 
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Secretary of Defense shall 
designate participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in such other 
areas in the region as the Secretary considers appropriate, as service 
in an area that meets the general requirements for the award of that 
medal.
    (b) Individual Determination.--The Secretary of the military 
department concerned shall determine whether individual members or 
former members of the Armed Forces who participated in Operation Joint 
Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard meet the individual service 
requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as 
established in applicable regulations. A member or former member shall 
be considered to have participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or 
Operation Joint Guard if the member--
            (1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
        or in such other area in the region as the Secretary of Defense 
        considers appropriate, in direct support of one or both of the 
        operations;
            (2) served on board a United States naval vessel operating 
        in the Adriatic Sea in direct support of one or both of the 
        operations; or
            (3) operated in airspace above the Republic of Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the 
        Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, while the 
        operations were in effect.
    (c) Operations Defined.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``Operation Joint Endeavor'' means operations 
        of the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period beginning on November 
        20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to assist in 
        implementing the General Framework Agreement and Associated 
        Annexes, initialed on November 21, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio.
            (2) The term ``Operation Joint Guard'' means operations of 
        the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina as a successor to Operation Joint 
        Endeavor during the period beginning on December 20, 1996, and 
        ending on such date as the Secretary of Defense may designate.
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