Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-2754
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Nuclear weapons

Radiation

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act </strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) 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>DOD may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2754 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2017 Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Emmer , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. McCollum , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act . 2. 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.