S. 72 · 109th Congress
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are forcibly detained or interned by an enemy government or a hostile force under wartime conditions.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Daniel Inouye
- Introduced
- 2005-01-24
- Latest action
- 2005-03-09 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Summary
Provides for the issuance by the President of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are forcibly detained or interned by an enemy government or a hostile force during war, or by a foreign government or hostile force during periods determined comparable to wartime conditions.