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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3272

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish separate campaign medals 

to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in 

Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent 

campaigns of similar significance in the Global War on Terrorism. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Ms. GRANGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish separate 

campaign medals to be awarded to members of the 

Armed Forces who participate in Operation Enduring 

Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent campaigns of similar significance in the Global War on Terrorism.

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) The Global War on Terrorism is a long2 term effort that will consist of a number of major 

3 campaigns. 

4 (2) Operation Enduring Freedom and Oper5 ation Iraqi Freedom are major campaigns in the 

6 Global War on Terrorism. 

7 (3) While the President has established a cam8 paign medal for the Global War on Terrorism, no 

9 separate campaign medal has been established for 

10 Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 

11 Freedom. 

12 (4) In the past, campaign medals have been 

13 awarded by the Department of Defense for military 

14 campaigns of similar significance. 

15 (5) Therefore, separate campaign medals are 

16 warranted to sufficiently recognize service by mem17 bers of the Armed Forces in the operations referred 

18 to in paragraph (2) and any subsequent operation of 

19 similar significance. 

20 SEC. 2. MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS RECOGNIZING SERV21 ICE IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND 

22 OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND SUBSE23 QUENT OPERATIONS OF SIMILAR SIGNIFI24 CANCE. 

25 (a) MEDALS AUTHORIZED.—
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1 (1) OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OP2 ERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.—The Secretary of De3 fense shall establish separate campaign medals of 

4 appropriate design, with ribbons, lapel pins and ap5 purtenances, to recognize service by members of the 

6 Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and 

7 Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

8 (2) FUTURE CAMPAIGNS.—The Secretary of 

9 Defense shall establish campaign medals for future 

10 military campaigns in the Global War on Terrorism 

11 that, as determined by the Secretary, are of signifi12 cance similar to the campaigns in Operation Endur13 ing Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

14 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for a campaign medal 

15 established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be set forth 

16 in uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries 

17 of the military departments and approved by the Secretary 

18 of Defense or in regulations to be prescribed by the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast 

20 Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. 

21 (c) ISSUANCE TO REPRESENTATIVE OF DE22 CEASED.—If a person eligible for a campaign medal under 

23 subsection (a) dies before being issued the medal, the 

24 medal may be issued to the person’s representative, as des25 ignated by the Secretary concerned. 
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1 (d) REPLACEMENT.—Under regulations prescribed 

2 by the Secretary concerned, any medal issued under sub3 section (a) that is lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for 

4 use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to 

5 whom it was issued may be replaced without charge.

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