HR 4720
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4720
To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to certain
veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a direct result
of that service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2007
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to certain
veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a direct result
of that service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act'.
SEC. 2. MEDAL TO HONOR VETERANS WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE
IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
(a) Medal Authorized- There is established a medal, to be known as the
`Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal', to be issued by the Secretary of Defense
for each veteran of the Vietnam War who died after serving in the war,
but whose death is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be a direct
result of that service, and whose name is not eligible for placement on
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial authorized under Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C.
431 note).
(b) Application and Design- The Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal shall be
issued upon receipt by the Secretary of Defense of an application for
such medal, submitted in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary
prescribes. The medal shall be of an appropriate design approved by the
Secretary.
(c) Issuance to Representative of Deceased- A Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal
issued for a veteran described in subsection (a) shall be issued to the
next-of-kin or representative of such veteran, as designated by the Secretary
of Defense.
(d) Assistance From the Department of Veterans Affairs- The Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall make available to the Secretary of Defense such
records, and otherwise provide such assistance, as the Secretary of Defense
may require for purposes of this section.
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