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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 665

To provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to

members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and

Herzegovina.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 10, 1997

Mr. SOLOMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on National Security

A BILL

To provide for the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary

Medal to members of the Armed Forces who participate

in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard

in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITION2 ARY MEDAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN OPER3 ATION JOINT ENDEAVOR OR OPERATION

4 JOINT GUARD.

5 (a) INCLUSION OF OPERATIONS.—For the purpose of

6 determining the eligibility of members and former mem7 bers of the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expedi8 tionary Medal, the Secretary of Defense shall designate

9 participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation

10 Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

11 and in such other areas in the region as the Secretary

12 considers appropriate, as service in an area that meets the

13 general requirements for the award of that medal.

14 (b) INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of

15 the military department concerned shall determine wheth16 er individual members or former members of the Armed

17 Forces who participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or

18 Operation Joint Guard meet the individual service require19 ments for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary

20 Medal as established in applicable regulations. A member

21 or former member shall be considered to have participated

22 in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard

23 if the member—

24 (1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and

25 Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as
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1 the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, in

2 direct support of one or both of the operations;

3 (2) served on board a United States naval ves4 sel operating in the Adriatic Sea in direct support

5 of one or both of the operations; or

6 (3) operated in airspace above the Republic of

7 Bosnia and Herzegovina, or in such other area in

8 the region as the Secretary of Defense considers ap9 propriate, while the operations were in effect.

10 (c) OPERATIONS DEFINED.—For purposes of this

11 section:

12 (1) The term ‘‘Operation Joint Endeavor’’

13 means operations of the United States Armed

14 Forces conducted in the Republic of Bosnia and

15 Herzegovina during the period beginning on Novem16 ber 20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to

17 assist in implementing the General Framework

18 Agreement and Associated Annexes, initialed on No19 vember 21, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio.

20 (2) The term ‘‘Operation Joint Guard’’ means

21 operations of the United States Armed Forces con22 ducted in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 as a successor to Operation Joint Endeavor during

24 the period beginning on December 20, 1996, and
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1 ending on such date as the Secretary of Defense

2 may designate.

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