,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dggh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
and ,ms4 ,bordallo7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to authorize the award of a    
military service medal to members of the
 ,armed ,forces who were exposed to     
ionizing radiation as a result of       
participation in the testing of nuclear 
weapons or under other circumstances4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,atomic ,veterans ,service      
,medal ,act4  #b4 ,atomic ,veterans     
,service ,medal  7a7 ,service medal     
required ,the ,secretary of ,defense    
shall design and produce a military     
service medal1 to be known as the       
,atomic ,veterans ,service ,medal1 to   
honor retired and former members of the 
,armed ,forces who are radiation-exposed
 veterans 7as such term is defined in   
section #aaab7;c77#c7 of title #ch1     

,united ,states ,code74  7b7            
,distribution of medal  7#a7 ,issuance  
to retired and former members ,at the   
request of a radiation-exposed veteran1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall issue  
the ,atomic ,veterans ,service ,medal to
 the veteran4  7#b7 ,issuance to        
next-of-kin ,in the case of a           
radiation-exposed veteran who is        
deceased1 the ,secretary may provide for
 issuance of the ,atomic ,veterans      
,service ,medal to the next-of-kin of   
the person4  7#c7 ,application ,the     
,secretary shall prepare and disseminate
 as appropriate an application by which 
radiation-exposed veterans and their    
next-of-kin may apply to receive the    
,atomic ,veterans ,service ,medal4