A bill to provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal.

Bill: 114-s-3033
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-06-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Nuclear weapons

Radiation

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong></strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to design and produce an Atomic Veterans Service Medal to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans.</p> <p>The<strong> </strong> Department may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3033 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2016 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for an Atomic Veterans Service Medal.

1. Atomic Veterans Service Medal (a) Service medal required The Secretary of Defense shall design and produce a military service medal, to be known as the Atomic Veterans Service Medal , to honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans (as such term is defined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code). (b) Distribution of medal (1) Issuance to retired and former members At the request of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary of Defense shall issue the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran. (2) Issuance to next-of-kin In the case of a radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the person. (3) Application The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate as appropriate an application by which radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.