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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 563

Sec. 563. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE MEDAL FOR RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS

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## SEC. 563 FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE MEDAL FOR RADIATION-EXPOSED VETERANS ###
(a)Study Required; Report 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. ###
(b)Elements The report shall contain the following: ####
(1)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. ####
(2)An assessment of the conditions of service of radiation-exposed veterans. ####
(3)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. ####
(4)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. ####
(5)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. ####
(6)Any other element the Secretary determines appropriate. ###
(c)Meeting Required 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. ###
(d)Radiation-exposed Veteran Defined 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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