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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10480 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10480

  To amend chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
  recipients of the Medal of Honor to receive identification allowing 
    unaccompanied access to military installations, to establish a 
 Department of Defense Medal of Honor Liaison, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2026

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
  recipients of the Medal of Honor to receive identification allowing 
    unaccompanied access to military installations, to establish a 
 Department of Defense Medal of Honor Liaison, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Medal of Honor Access and Liaison 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS: ACCESS TO ANY MILITARY INSTALLATION; 
              LIAISON.

    (a) Access.--Section 1134a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Access.--A person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be issued a common 
access card (or successor identification) that grants such person 
unaccompanied access to any military installation and the Pentagon.''.
    (b) Liaison.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1134a the following new section:

``SEC. 1134B. MEDAL OF HONOR LIAISON.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Department of Defense a Medal 
of Honor Liaison, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who shall 
serve as liaison to MOH recipients.
    ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Medal of Honor Liaison include the 
following:
            ``(1) To serve as a primary point of contact in the 
        Department for MOH recipients and their families.
            ``(2) To coordinate efforts within the Department, across 
        the armed forces, and with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        and other Federal entities regarding MOH recipients.
            ``(3) To coordinate replacement of military decorations 
        under section 1135 of this title for MOH recipients.
            ``(4) To standardize protocol regarding MOH recipients 
        across the armed forces.
            ``(5) To perform public affairs outreach regarding MOH 
        recipients.
            ``(6) To make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense 
        regarding service on active duty by MOH recipients, including 
        in combat.
    ``(c) Moh Recipient Defined.--In this section, the term `MOH 
recipient' means a person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll under section 1134a of this 
title.''.
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Medal of Honor Access and Liaison Act

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