[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2211

 To provide for the award of medals or other commendations to handlers 
   of military working dogs and military working dogs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2017

Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. LoBiondo) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the award of medals or other commendations to handlers 
   of military working dogs and military working dogs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Guardians of America's Freedom Medal 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AWARD OF MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS TO HANDLERS OF MILITARY 
              WORKING DOGS AND MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    (a) Program of Award Required.--Each Secretary of a military 
department shall carry out a program to provide for the award of one or 
more medals or other commendations to handlers of military working 
dogs, and to military working dogs, under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary to recognize valor or meritorious achievement by such 
handlers and dogs.
    (b) Medal and Commendations.--Any medal or commendation awarded 
pursuant to a program under subsection (a) shall be of such design, and 
include such elements, as the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall specify.
    (c) Regulations.--Medals and commendations shall be awarded under 
programs under subsection (a) in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section.
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