,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,mc,intyre introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish a           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medal
 for ,distinguished ,public ,service to 
honor veterans who make remarkable and  
distinguished contributions to their    
communities4  #a4 ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs ,medal for           
,distinguished ,public ,service  7a7    
,establishment ,subchapter ,,ii of      
chapter #e of title #ch1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section3  #ecc4       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medal
 for ,distinguished ,public ,service    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may     
award a decoration called the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,medal
 for ,distinguished ,public ,service to 

a veteran described in subsection 7b74  
7b7 ,veteran described ,a veteran       
described in this subsection is a       
veteran whom the ,secretary determines  
has1 during the period after the date of
 the veteran's discharge or release from
 the active military1 naval1 or air     
service--  7#a7 made remarkable and     
distinguished contributions to the      
community of the veteran2 and  7#b7     
exemplified the virtues of honor1 duty1 
and commitment to service that          
originally led the veteran to service in
 the ,armed ,forces4  7c7 ,posthumous   
award ,the ,secretary may award the     
medal under this section to a veteran   
described in subsection 7b7 who is      
deceased4  7d7 ,regulations ,the        
,secretary may prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter of such title is amended by     
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ecb the following new item3    

#ecc4 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 
,medal for ,distinguished ,public       
,service4  4