,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjbf,mr4 
,graham 7= himself & ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a m$al ( s]vice
 = law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,m$al ( ,sacrifice ,act4  #b4 ,m$al 
( sacrifice = law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/
 respond]s  7a7 ,m$al ( sacrifice = law 
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s ,!     
,presid5t %all issue a m$al ( sacrifice 
= law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s  
:o 7 kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty4  7b7         
,eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a local1   
,/ate1 ,tribal1 t]ritorial1 or ,f$]al   
law en=cem5t (fic] or fir/ respond] :o 0
 kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty %all be eligible =
 ! m$al ( sacrifice e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,exception  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,a local1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1      
t]ritorial1 or ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]

 or fir/ respond] :o is kill$ 9 ! l9e ( 
duty1 b :o is subject to an (ficial f9d+
 ( wrongdo+1 %all n be eligible = ! m$al
 ( sacrifice e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74
  7,b7 ,inve/igation ,9 ! case ( an     
(ficial f9d+ ( wrongdo+1 ! ,commission  
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c7 %all         
inve/igate ! circum/ances surr\nd+ ! law
 en=cem5t (fic]'s or fir/ respond]'s    
cause ( dea?1 includ+ consid]+ any f9d+s
 by ! local1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 t]ritorial1
 or ,f$]al ag5cy ) respect to ! (fic]'s 
or respond]'s dea?4 ,! ,commission      
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c7 %all make a  
f9al det]m9ation z to ! (fic]'s         
eligibility = ! m$al e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7a74  7,c7 ,(ficial f9d+ (   
wrongdo+ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m (ficial 
f9d+ ( wrongdo+ means a det]m9ation by !
 law en=cem5t (fic]'s or fir/ respond]s'
 sup]ior (fic] or employ+ law ag5cy t ! 
(fic] act$ outside ( ! scope ( _! duties
 or n 9 accordance ) ! ag5cy's (ficial  
policies or proc$ures4  7c7 ,commission 
on m$al ( sacrifice = law en=cem5t      

(fic]s & fir/ respond]s  7#a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a 
,commission on ! m$al ( sacrifice = law 
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s        
7h]e9aft] kn[n z ! ,commission74  7#b7  
,appo9tm5t ,n lat] ?an #aej days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,presid5t %all appo9t #ab memb]s ( !    
,commission4 ,su* memb]s %all be law    
en=cem5t (fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 &      
repres5tatives ( organizations          
kn[l$geable ab\t law en=cem5t4  7#c7    
,t]m ,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be    
appo9t$ = a t]m ( #e ye>s & %all be     
eligible to s]ve up to two t]ms1 ei!r   
consecutively or non-consecutively4 ,!  
,presid5t %all make appo9tm5ts to fill  
su* vacancies z may occur on ! ,bo>d4   
7#d7 ,prohibition on paym5t ,memb]s %all
 n be paid = s]v+ on ! ,commission4     
7#e7 ,responsibilities ,! ,commission   
%all-- 7,a7 advise ! ,commission on !   
design ( ! m$al ( sacrifice = law       
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s2  7,b7 
promote ! e/abli%m5t ( ! m$al (         

sacrifice = law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/  
respond]s2  7,c7 det]m9e h[ ! m$al (    
sacrifice = law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/  
respond]s %all be pres5t$2  7,d7 make   
any f9al det]m9ation necess>y pursuant  
to subsection 7b77#b77;,b72 &  7,e7     
advise ! ,presid5t reg>d+ crit]ia =     
assess+ eligibility pursuant to         
subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,initial aw>d ,!  
,commission %all aw>d ! foll[+ law      
en=cem5t (fic]s ! m$al ( sacrifice3 7,a7
 ,deputy ,ralph ,but* ,wall] 7,badge    
#hdcd72  7,b7 ,deputy ,ignacio ,dan     
,diaz 7,badge #gfcg72 &  7,c7 ,deputy   
,luis ,paez 7,badge #chhb74  7#g7       
,sunset ,! ,commission %all cease to    
exi/ on ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t       
det]m9es t ! ,commission has complet$   
ea* responsibility "u p>agraph 7#e74    
7d7 ,description ,! m$al ( sacrifice =  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s    
%all be a modifi$ quatrefoil1 ) r\nd$   
lobes ext5d+ f a c5tral octagon4 ,!     
field incorporates features ( ! ,great  
,seal ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 r$esign$ by    

,tiffany  ,co 9 #ahhe4 ,! ,am]ican eagle
 is *>g$ ) a coat ( arms z a %ield1     
arg5t1 on a *evron gules betwe5 ?ree    
lions rampant azure1 z _m *evronels     
arg5t2 ! cre/1 out ( a coronet or1 a    
d\ble-tail$ lion rampant azure1 hold+ 9 
its dext] paw a tor* or enflam$ prop]2 &
 ,integritas includ$ z a motto4         
,surr\nd+ ! seal are mullets1 #dg 9     
numb]1 alt]nat+ ) ?ree rampant lions &  
incorporat+ f\r *evrons4 ,9 base1 ! ^w  
,,sacrifice is inscrib$4 ,9 dext] base1 
?ree oak leaves are plac$1 symboliz+ !  
national tree ( ! ,u4,s41 repres5t+     
/r5g?1 resili5ce1 & honor+ ! families & 
wid[s ( ! fall54 ,! rev]se ( ! m$al is  
s&bla/$ & be>s an engrav+ ( ! names ( ! 
fall5 h]oes4 ,! m$al is susp5d$ f a     
ribbon1 ei!r ,azure or ,gules dep5d+ on 
! fall5 h]o be+ honor$4 ,! ribbon bail  
is prep>$ & atta*$ by h& sold]+ to !    
back ( ! m$al4 ,! m$al is craft$ f      
,silv] ,ag#ibe ) #bdk ,gold ,v]meil1 ) a
 weight ( approximately #fc grams4 ,x   
has a diamet] ( #b4be in*es4 ,! ,v]meil 

plat+ has a ?ickness ( #b4e microns4 ,! 
m$al comb9es national symbols ) h]aldic 
elem5ts to repres5t ! sacrifice ( !     
fall5 deputies4 ,! use ( ,silv] & ,gold 
signifies ! value & honor associat$ ) _!
 s]vice4