,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bced  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,ms4 
,e/y 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! prompt       
replacem5t ( milit>y decorations ^u !   
reque/ ( ! recipi5ts ( ! decorations or 
_! imm$iate next ( k94  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prop]        
,replacem5t ,( ,m$als & ,p]=mance       
,track+ ,act or ,,prompt ,act4  #b4     
,replacem5t ( milit>y decorations  7a7  
,prompt replacem5t requir$2 annual      
report ,section #aace ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z subsection 
7d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7a7 ! foll[+ new subsections3  7b7      
,prompt replacem5t requir$ ,:5 a reque/ 
= ! replacem5t ( a milit>y decoration is
 receiv$ "u ?is section or section      
#cgdg1 #cgea1 #fbec1 #hgdg1 or #hgea (  

?is title1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all     
ensure t--  7#a7 all actions to be tak5 
) respect to ! reque/1 includ+          
v]ification ( ! s]vice record ( !       
recipi5t ( ! milit>y decoration1 are    
complet$ )9 "o ye>2 &  7#b7 ! replacem5t
 milit>y decoration is mail$ to ! p]son 
reque/+ ! replacem5t milit>y decoration 
)9 #fj days aft] v]ification ( ! s]vice 
record4  7c7 ,annual report ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se %all submit to !             
congressional def5se committees an      
annual report reg>d+ compliance by !    
milit>y dep>tm5ts ) ! p]=mance /&>ds    
impos$ by subsection 7b74 ,ea* report   
%all include--  7#a7 = ! "o-ye> p]iod   
cov]$ by ! report--  7,a7 ! av]age numb]
 ( days x took to v]ify ! s]vice record 
& entitlem5t ( memb]s & =m] memb]s ( !  
arm$ =ces = replacem5t milit>y          
decorations2  7,b7 ! av]age numb] ( days
 betwe5 receipt ( a reque/ & ! date on  
:i* ! replacem5t milit>y decoration 0   
mail$2 &  7,c7 ! av]age numb] ( days    
betwe5 v]ification ( a s]vice record & !

 date on :i* ! replacem5t milit>y       
decoration 0 mail$2 &  7#b7 an e/imate (
 ! funds necess>y = ! next fiscal ye> to
 meet or exce$ su* p]=mance /&>ds4  4   
7b7 ,plan requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
congressional def5se committees 7z def9$
 9 section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 a plan to implem5t 
! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a71      
includ+ an e/imate ( ! funds necess>y = 
fiscal ye> #bjae to meet or exce$ !     
p]=mance /&>ds impos$ by su* am5dm5ts4