Agent Orange Service Medal Act

Agent Orange Service Medal Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to design and produce the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal to honor veterans who receive compensation for service-connected conditions related to exposure to herbicide agents (e.g., Agent Orange) in Vietnam or other areas. DOD must prepare and distribute an application for veterans or their next of kin to apply to receive the medal.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1728 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1728

         To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2023

 Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
         To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agent Orange Service Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENT ORANGE VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.

    (a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design 
and produce a commemorative military service medal, to be known as the 
``Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal'', to honor veterans who receive 
compensation under section 1116 or 1116A of title 38, United States 
Code.
    (b) Distribution of Medal.--
            (1) Issuance to certain veterans.--At the request of a 
        veteran described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
        shall issue the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal to the 
        veteran.
            (2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a veteran 
        described in subsection (a) who is deceased, the Secretary may 
        provide for issuance of the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal 
        to the next-of-kin of the veteran.
            (3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
        disseminate as appropriate an application by which veterans 
        described in subsection (a) and their next-of-kin may apply to 
        receive the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
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