I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4807 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a 
military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served 
honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2014 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
award of a military service medal to members of the 
Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold 
War, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Cold War Service 
Medal Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) MEDAL AUTHORIZED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1136. Cold War Service Medal 
‘‘(a) MEDAL
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con-
cerned may issue a service medal, to be known as the ‘Cold 
War Service Medal’, to persons eligible to receive the 
medal under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) DESIGN.—The Cold War Service Medal shall be 
of an appropriate design approved by the Secretary of De-
fense, with ribbons, lapel pins, and other appurtenances. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—A person eligible to be 
issued the Cold War Service Medal is any person— 
‘‘(1) who— 
‘‘(A) served on active duty in the Armed 
Forces for not less than 24 consecutive months 
during the Cold War; or 
‘‘(B) was deployed as a member of the 
Armed Forces outside the continental United 
States for a period of at least 30 days during 
the Cold War; or 
‘‘(C) performed such other service in the 
Armed Forces during the Cold War as the Sec-
retary of Defense may prescribe for purposes of 
this section; and 
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‘‘(2) who, if discharged or released from the 
Armed Forces, was so discharged or released under 
honorable conditions after service in the Armed 
Forces characterized as honorable. 
‘‘(d) ONE MEDAL AUTHORIZED.—Not more than one 
Cold War Service Medal may be issued to any person. 
‘‘(e) ISSUANCE
TO
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DE-
CEASED.—If a person described in subsection (c) dies be-
fore being issued the Cold War Service Medal, the medal 
may be issued to the person’s representative, as designated 
by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(f) REPLACEMENT.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary concerned, a Cold War Service Medal 
that is lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without 
fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was 
issued may be replaced without charge. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The issuance of a Cold War 
Service Medal shall be subject to such regulations as the 
Secretaries concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this 
section. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any 
regulations prescribed under this subsection are uniform 
to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(h) COLD WAR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘Cold War’ means the period beginning on September 2, 
1945, and ending on December 26, 1991.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1136. Cold War Service Medal.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should take appro-
priate actions to expedite— 
(1) the design of the Cold War Service Medal 
provided for by section 1136 of title 10, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and 
(2) the establishment and implementation of 
mechanisms to facilitate the issuance of the Cold 
War Service Medal to persons eligible for the 
issuance of the medal under such section. 
Æ 
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