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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6395 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 563

Sec. 563. Feasibility study on establishment of service medal for radiation-exposed veterans

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Not later than May 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of a study assessing the feasibility of establishing a service medal to award to radiation-exposed veterans. The report shall contain the following: An analysis of how the decorations and awards of the Department of Defense have been updated to reflect the nature of military service across generations and conflicts.
An assessment of the conditions of service of radiation-exposed veterans. Any plan of the Secretary to recognize (by means of a decoration or award) current, retired, or former members of the Armed Forces exposed to toxic materials or environments in the course of military service, including radiation-exposed veterans. An assessment of the feasibility of establishing an atomic veterans service device to be added to the National Defense Service Medal or another appropriate medal.
A determination of the direct or indirect costs to the Department that would arise from the establishment of such a device or other appropriate medal. Any other element the Secretary determines appropriate. In the course of the feasibility study, the Secretary shall hold no fewer than one meeting with representatives of organizations that advocate for radiation-exposed veterans (including leadership of the National Association of Atomic Veterans, Inc.) to discuss the study and to work with such organizations on steps towards a mutually agreeable and timely recognition of the valued service of radiation-exposed veterans.
In this section, the term radiation-exposed veteran has the meaning given that term in section 1112 of title 38, United States Code.
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