[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 472. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 589. TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGULATIONS 
                   PROHIBITING AWARD OF COMBAT-RELATED DECORATIONS 
                   TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SUBJECT TO 
                   SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS.

       Commencing not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act--
       (1) any regulation or policy of the Department of Defense 
     or a military department that prohibits or limits the 
     presentation or award of a combat-related decoration to a 
     member of the Armed Forces who is subject to suspension of 
     favorable personnel actions (commonly referred to as 
     ``flagging'') shall cease to be in effect; and
       (2) combat-related decorations shall be presented or 
     awarded to members of the Armed Forces who are subject to a 
     suspension of favorable personnel actions without regard to 
     such regulation or policy as if such members were not such to 
     a suspension of favorable personnel actions.
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