[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2218

To provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the 
  Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of 
               participation in a test of atomic weapons.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 23, 2007

  Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the award of a military service medal to members of the 
  Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of 
               participation in a test of atomic weapons.

    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 ``Atomic Veterans Medal Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ATOMIC TESTING SERVICE MEDAL.

    (a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design 
and produce a military service medal, to be known as the ``Atomic 
Testing Service Medal'', to honor members of the Armed Forces who were 
exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons tests 
conducted by the United States between 1945 and 1963.
    (b) Distribution of Medal.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
the Atomic Testing Service Medal to each person who, while a member of 
the Armed Forces serving on active duty, was exposed to ionizing 
radiation as a result of atomic weapons testing conducted by the United 
States between 1945 and 1963. In the case of any such person who is 
deceased, the medal shall be issued to the next-of-kin of such person.
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