I 
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 cam-
paigns of similar significance in the Global War on Ter-
rorism.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Global War on Terrorism is a long-
term effort that will consist of a number of major 
campaigns. 
(2) Operation Enduring Freedom and Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom are major campaigns in the 
Global War on Terrorism. 
(3) While the President has established a cam-
paign medal for the Global War on Terrorism, no 
separate campaign medal has been established for 
Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom. 
(4) In the past, campaign medals have been 
awarded by the Department of Defense for military 
campaigns of similar significance. 
(5) Therefore, separate campaign medals are 
warranted to sufficiently recognize service by mem-
bers of the Armed Forces in the operations referred 
to in paragraph (2) and any subsequent operation of 
similar significance. 
SEC. 2. MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS RECOGNIZING SERV-
ICE IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND 
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND SUBSE-
QUENT OPERATIONS OF SIMILAR SIGNIFI-
CANCE. 
(a) MEDALS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OP-
ERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish separate campaign medals of 
appropriate design, with ribbons, lapel pins and ap-
purtenances, to recognize service by members of the 
Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(2) FUTURE
CAMPAIGNS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish campaign medals for future 
military campaigns in the Global War on Terrorism 
that, as determined by the Secretary, are of signifi-
cance similar to the campaigns in Operation Endur-
ing Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for a campaign medal 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be set forth 
in uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries 
of the military departments and approved by the Secretary 
of Defense or in regulations to be prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast 
Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy. 
(c) 
ISSUANCE
TO
REPRESENTATIVE
OF
DE-
CEASED.—If a person eligible for a campaign medal under 
subsection (a) dies before being issued the medal, the 
medal may be issued to the person’s representative, as des-
ignated by the Secretary concerned.
(d) REPLACEMENT.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary concerned, any medal issued under sub-
section (a) 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.
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