[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3272 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3272

  To require the Secretary of Defense to establish separate campaign 
medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in 
  Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent 
   campaigns of similar significance in the Global War on Terrorism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2003

 Ms. Granger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Defense to establish separate campaign 
medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in 
  Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent 
   campaigns of similar significance in the Global War on Terrorism.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Global War on Terrorism is a long-term effort that 
        will consist of a number of major campaigns.
            (2) Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom 
        are major campaigns in the Global War on Terrorism.
            (3) While the President has established a campaign medal 
        for the Global War on Terrorism, no separate campaign medal has 
        been established for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation 
        Iraqi Freedom.
            (4) In the past, campaign medals have been awarded by the 
        Department of Defense for military campaigns of similar 
        significance.
            (5) Therefore, separate campaign medals are warranted to 
        sufficiently recognize service by members of the Armed Forces 
        in the operations referred to in paragraph (2) and any 
        subsequent operation of similar significance.

SEC. 2. MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS RECOGNIZING SERVICE IN OPERATION 
              ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND 
              SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS OF SIMILAR SIGNIFICANCE.

    (a) Medals Authorized.--
            (1) Operation enduring freedom and operation iraqi 
        freedom.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish separate 
        campaign medals of appropriate design, with ribbons, lapel pins 
        and appurtenances, to recognize service by members of the Armed 
        Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom.
            (2) Future campaigns.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish campaign medals for future military campaigns in the 
        Global War on Terrorism that, as determined by the Secretary, 
        are of significance similar to the campaigns in Operation 
        Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
    (b) Eligibility.--Eligibility for a campaign medal established 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be set forth in uniform regulations to 
be prescribed by the Secretaries of the military departments and 
approved by the Secretary of Defense or in regulations to be prescribed 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
    (c) Issuance to Representative of Deceased.--If a person eligible 
for a campaign medal under subsection (a) dies before being issued the 
medal, the medal may be issued to the person's representative, as 
designated by the Secretary concerned.
    (d) Replacement.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
concerned, any medal issued under subsection (a) that is lost, 
destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect on the 
part of the person to whom it was issued may be replaced without 
charge.
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