,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #h1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,markey introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for an ,atomic   
,veterans ,service ,medal4  #a4 ,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