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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2354 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the prompt replacement 

of military decorations upon the request of the recipients of the decorations or their immediate next of kin. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2013 

Ms. ESTY (for herself and Mr. HECK of Nevada) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the 

prompt replacement of military decorations upon the request of the recipients of the decorations or their immediate next of kin. 

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 ‘‘Proper Replacement 

5 Of Medals and Performance Tracking Act’’ or ‘‘PROMPT 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS. 

2 (a) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED; ANNUAL RE3 PORT.—Section 1135 of title 10, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub6 section (d); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol8 lowing new subsections: 

9 ‘‘(b) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.—When a 

10 request for the replacement of a military decoration is re11 ceived under this section or section 3747, 3751, 6253, 

12 8747, or 8751 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 

13 ensure that— 

14 ‘‘(1) all actions to be taken with respect to the 

15 request, including verification of the service record 

16 of the recipient of the military decoration, are com17 pleted within one year; and 

18 ‘‘(2) the replacement military decoration is 

19 mailed to the person requesting the replacement 

20 military decoration within 60 days after verification 

21 of the service record. 

22 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 

24 annual report regarding compliance by the military de25 partments with the performance standards imposed by 

26 subsection (b). Each report shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) for the one-year period covered by the re2 port— 

3 ‘‘(A) the average number of days it took to 

4 verify the service record and entitlement of 

5 members and former members of the armed 

6 forces for replacement military decorations; 

7 ‘‘(B) the average number of days between 

8 receipt of a request and the date on which the 

9 replacement military decoration was mailed; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(C) the average number of days between 

12 verification of a service record and the date on 

13 which the replacement military decoration was 

14 mailed; and 

15 ‘‘(2) an estimate of the funds necessary for the 

16 next fiscal year to meet or exceed such performance 

17 standards.’’. 

18 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

20 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit21 tees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 

22 States Code) a plan to implement the amendments made 

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1 essary for fiscal year 2015 to meet or exceed the perform2 ance standards imposed by such amendments. 

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