,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4  
,moore of ,north ,carolina 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,van ,orden1 ,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4       
,edwards1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,norman1 
,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4    
,hamadeh of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,barrett1 and
 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the issuance of
 a ,border ,operations ,service ,medal  
to servicemembers and ,federal personnel
 who served in designated border        
operations between ,january #a1 #bjbe1  
and the conclusions of such operations1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,border ,operations ,service ,medal     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,the ,president1 by   
,executive ,order in ,january #bjbe1    
authorized national security operations 

along the ,united ,states-,mexico       
border4  7#b7 ,servicemembers and       
,federal personnel participated in      
extensive security1 humanitarian1 and   
enforcement efforts4  7#c7 ,recognizing 
their contributions with a distinct     
service medal is essential for honoring 
their dedication and commitment4  #c4   
,establishment of service medal  7a7    
,establishment ,to reflect service and  
commitment during designated border     
security operations between ,january #a1
 #bjbe1 and the conclusions of such     
operations1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 
in consultation with the heads of       
military service branches1 shall design 
and issue a ,border ,operations ,service
 ,medal 7in this section referred to as 
the ,medal7 to--  7#a7 active-duty      
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and  7#b7
 members of the ,national ,guard and    
,reserve1  who served in such           
operations4  7b7 ,authorization for wear
 ,the ,medal shall be authorized for    
wear according to military uniform      

regulations and ,federal service        
recognition guidelines4  7c7            
,implementation ,not later than #fj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
issue regulations to carry out this     
section4