# Border Operations Service Medal Act

This bill creates a new military medal to recognize service members and federal workers who participated in border security operations that started on January 1, 2025. The medal is called the Border Operations Service Medal, and it's designed to honor the work of active-duty military personnel, National Guard members, and military Reserves who served in these designated border operations.

The bill directs the Secretary of Defense to design this medal and establish the rules for who gets it and how it should be worn on military uniforms. The medal recognizes not just security work but also humanitarian and enforcement efforts that these personnel contributed to during border operations. The Secretary of Defense has 60 days after the bill becomes law to create the specific regulations that will govern how the medal is awarded and worn.

In practical terms, this means that military members and federal personnel who were deployed to the border as part of these operations would be eligible to receive and display this medal on their uniforms, similar to other service medals that recognize specific military assignments or campaigns. It's essentially the government's way of officially acknowledging and honoring the work these individuals did during this particular period of border operations. The medal itself has no direct financial impact on recipients—it's a symbolic recognition of their service, though it becomes part of their official military record.