,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,mc,intyre introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$al =   
,di/+ui%$ ,public ,s]vice to honor      
vet]ans :o make rem>kable & di/+ui%$    
contributions to _! communities4  #a4   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$al =   
,di/+ui%$ ,public ,s]vice  7a7          
,e/abli%m5t ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#ecc4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
,m$al = ,di/+ui%$ ,public ,s]vice  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may aw>d a        
decoration call$ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ,m$al = ,di/+ui%$ ,public      
,s]vice to a vet]an describ$ 9          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,vet]an describ$ ,a
 vet]an describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a  
vet]an :om ! ,secret>y det]m9es has1    

dur+ ! p]iod aft] ! date ( ! vet]an's   
dis*>ge or release f ! active milit>y1  
naval1 or air s]vice--  7#a7 made       
rem>kable & di/+ui%$ contributions to ! 
community ( ! vet]an2 &  7#b7 exemplifi$
 ! virtues ( honor1 duty1 & commitm5t to
 s]vice t orig9ally l$ ! vet]an to      
s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7 ,po/hum\s  
aw>d ,! ,secret>y may aw>d ! m$al "u ?is
 section to a vet]an describ$ 9         
subsection 7b7 :o is deceas$4  7d7      
,regulations ,! ,secret>y may prescribe 
regulations to c>ry out ?is section4  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] ( su* title is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ecb ! foll[+ new item3  #ecc4  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$al =   
,di/+ui%$ ,public ,s]vice4  4