Designate funding and order the issuance of the Cold War Service Medal to eligible recipients by the DoD.

In October 2001, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") for fiscal year 2002, which was signed into law on December 28, 2001 by President George W. Bush. In the NDAA approved by both houses and signed into law by the president, was a Sense of the Congress resolution that the Secretary of Defense should authorizing the issuance of a Campaign medal, to be known as the Cold War Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Armed Forces served satisfactorily on active duty during the Cold War.
The men and women who served during this time, did so honorably and faithfully. These veterans should be recognized for that service. It was through their efforts that the "Cold War" did not become a "Hot War" with the resultant loss of life, both Military and Civilian.