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.
The Department may provide for issuance of the Medal to the next-of-kin of a deceased radiation-exposed veteran.
Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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2016-06-08 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate |
2016-06-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |