I 
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 decora-
tions 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 re-
quest of the recipients of the decorations or their imme-
diate next of kin. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Proper Replacement 
Of Medals and Performance Tracking Act’’ or ‘‘PROMPT 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS. 
(a) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED; ANNUAL RE-
PORT.—Section 1135 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.—When a 
request for the replacement of a military decoration is re-
ceived under this section or section 3747, 3751, 6253, 
8747, or 8751 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(1) all actions to be taken with respect to the 
request, including verification of the service record 
of the recipient of the military decoration, are com-
pleted within one year; and 
‘‘(2) the replacement military decoration is 
mailed to the person requesting the replacement 
military decoration within 60 days after verification 
of the service record. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
annual report regarding compliance by the military de-
partments with the performance standards imposed by 
subsection (b). Each report shall include— 
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‘‘(1) for the one-year period covered by the re-
port— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days it took to 
verify the service record and entitlement of 
members and former members of the armed 
forces for replacement military decorations; 
‘‘(B) the average number of days between 
receipt of a request and the date on which the 
replacement military decoration was mailed; 
and 
‘‘(C) the average number of days between 
verification of a service record and the date on 
which the replacement military decoration was 
mailed; and 
‘‘(2) an estimate of the funds necessary for the 
next fiscal year to meet or exceed such performance 
standards.’’. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code) a plan to implement the amendments made 
by subsection (a), including an estimate of the funds nec-
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essary for fiscal year 2015 to meet or exceed the perform-
ance standards imposed by such amendments. 
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