H.R. 8194

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8194

To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2026

Mr. Van Drew (for himself and Mr. Courtney) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To establish the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.

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 ``Agent Orange Service Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENT ORANGE VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.

(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design 
and produce a commemorative military service medal, to be known as the 
``Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal'', to honor a veteran who--
(1) receives compensation under section 1116, 1116A, or 
1116B of title 38, United States Code; or
(2) is a Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veteran, as such 
term is defined in section 1710(e) of such title.
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to certain veterans.--At the request of an 
individual whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies is 
a veteran described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue to the veteran the Agent Orange Veterans Service 
Medal.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a veteran 
described in subsection (a) who is deceased, the Secretary of 
Defense may provide for issuance of the Agent Orange Veterans 
Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the veteran.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
disseminate as appropriate an application by which veterans 
described in subsection (a) and their next-of-kin may apply to 
receive the Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal.
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