[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1226 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1226

    To direct the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog in 
   satisfying requests of former members of the Armed Forces for the 
      issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 1999

  Mr. Evans introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog in 
   satisfying requests of former members of the Armed Forces for the 
      issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Expedited Military Medals 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF BACKLOG IN REQUESTS FOR ISSUANCE OR REPLACEMENT 
              OF MILITARY MEDALS AND DECORATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense (in this section referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and carry out a plan to make 
available to the organizations described in subsection (b) the funds 
and other resources necessary to ensure the elimination of the backlog 
in satisfying requests of former members of the Armed Forces for the 
issuance or replacement of military decorations.
    (b) Organizations.--The organizations described in this subsection 
are the following organizations:
            (1) The Army Reserve Personnel Command.
            (2) The Bureau of Naval Personnel.
            (3) The Air Force Personnel Center.
            (4) The National Archives and Records Administration.
    (c) No Detraction in Personnel Functions.--The Secretary shall make 
available funds and resources under the plan required under subsection 
(a) in a manner that does not detract from the performance of other 
personnel service and personnel support activities within the 
Department of Defense.
    (d) Definition of Military Decoration.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``military decoration'' means a medal or other 
decoration awarded for military service by the United States to a 
member of the Armed Forces.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
implementation of this section, including a description of--
            (1) the status of the backlog described in subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) the plan of the Secretary required under subsection 
        (a).
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