,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,menendez introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
the award of medals or other            
commendations to handlers of military   
working dogs and military working dogs1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,guardians of ,america's ,freedom ,medal
 ,act4  #b4 ,award of medals or other   
commendations to handlers of military   
working dogs and military working dogs  
7a7 ,program of award required ,each    
,secretary of a military department     
shall carry out a program to provide for
 the award of one or more medals or     
other commendations to handlers of      
military working dogs1 and to military  
working dogs1 under the jurisdiction of 
such ,secretary to recognize valor or   
meritorious achievement by such handlers

 and dogs4  7b7 ,medal and commendations
 ,any medal or commendation awarded     
pursuant to a program under subsection  
7a7 shall be of such design1 and include
 such elements1 as the ,secretary of the
 military department concerned shall    
specify4  7c7 ,regulations ,medals and  
commendations shall be awarded under    
programs under subsection 7a7 in        
accordance with regulations prescribed  
by the ,secretary of ,defense for       
purposes of this section4