,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjag,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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 veterans4  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  7c7 
,radiation exposed veteran defined ,in  
this section1 the term radiation-exposed
 veteran has the meaning given such term
 in section #aaab7;c77#c7 of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code4