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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3329 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a 

prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government 

who are taken captive, by armed forces or agents of a foreign government 

hostile to the United States, during war or under wartime conditions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 19, 2005 

Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 

issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees 

of the Federal Government who are taken captive, by 

armed forces or agents of a foreign government hostile 

to the United States, during war or under wartime conditions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Prisoner-of5 War Medal Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. PRISONER-OF-WAR MEDAL FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOY2 EES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS 

7 ‘‘§ 4531. Prisoner-of-war medal 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall issue a pris9 oner-of-war medal to any employee who— 

10 ‘‘(1) while such employee was serving in a posi11 tion or performing one or more functions in support 

12 of military personnel under circumstances described 

13 in any paragraph of section 1128(a) of title 10 (as 

14 determined by the President), or 

15 ‘‘(2) under circumstances (other than those to 

16 which paragraph (1) applies) which the President 

17 finds to have been comparable to those under which 

18 members of the Armed Forces have generally been 

19 held captive by enemy armed forces during periods 

20 of armed conflict, 

21 was forcibly taken and held captive by armed forces or 

22 agents of a foreign government hostile to the United 

23 States. 

24 ‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The prisoner-of-war medal shall be of 

25 appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances. 
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1 ‘‘(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATION.—Not more than one 

2 prisoner-of-war medal may be issued to a person under 

3 this section. However, for each succeeding service that 

4 would otherwise justify the issuance of such a medal, the 

5 President may issue a suitable device to be worn as the 

6 President determines. 

7 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—For a person to be eligible for 

8 issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal, the person’s conduct 

9 must have been honorable for the period of captivity which 

10 serves as the basis for the issuance, and such captivity 

11 must not have been the result of any willful misconduct 

12 on the part of such person. 

13 ‘‘(e) ISSUANCE TO A REPRESENTATIVE.—If a person 

14 dies before the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to 

15 which the person is entitled, the medal may be issued to 

16 that person’s representative, as designated by the Presi17 dent. 

18 ‘‘(f) REPLACEMENT.—Under regulations prescribed 

19 by the President, a prisoner-of-war medal that is lost, de20 stroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect 

21 on the part of the person to whom it was issued may be 

22 replaced without charge. 

23 ‘‘(g) COORDINATION.—The regulations of the Presi24 dent may include provisions for the coordination of this 

25 section with section 1128 of title 10 in the case of any 
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1 individual with service justifying the issuance of a medal 

2 under this section and service justifying the issuance of 

3 a medal under such section 1128.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap5 ter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS

‘‘4531. Prisoner-of-war medal.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

9 as of April 6, 1917, and shall apply to persons taken cap10 tive on or after that date. 

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