[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4997-S4998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2698. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 H of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 594. RECOGNITION OF MILITARY OLYMPIC COMPETITION.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall report on the 
     feasibility and cost of establishing a service ribbon to be 
     awarded to any member of the Armed Forces

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     who has competed as an Olympic or Paralympic athlete on Team 
     USA to designate that competition. The ribbon considered by 
     such report shall--
       (1) be called the ``Olympic Competition Ribbon'';
       (2) incorporate the colors of the Olympic rings;
       (3) not have an accompanying medal;
       (4) have authorized appurtenances to be affixed to the 
     ribbon to signify any Olympic or Paralympic medal won while 
     competing for Team USA;
       (5) be assigned a position in the order of award precedence 
     as determined by each military department; and
       (6) be awarded retroactively to any eligible member of the 
     Armed Forces.
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