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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in
Chief of the Armed Forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. There is hereby established a Military Outstanding
Volunteer Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and
appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of Defense or, with
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service
in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation.  Members of the
Armed Forces of the United States (including Reserve components)
who perform outstanding volunteer service to the civilian
community of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature are
eligible for the medal.

Sec. 2.  The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and
ribbons and appurtenances thereto shall be of appropriate design
approved by the Secretary of Defense.  The Secretary of Defense
shall prescribe regulations to govern the award and wear of the
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.  The regulations
shall place the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal in
order of precedence immediately after the Humanitarian Service
Medal.

Sec. 3.  No more than one award of the Military Outstanding
Volunteer Service Medal may be made to any one person, but for
each subsequent act justifying such an award, a suitable device
may be awarded to be worn with that medal as prescribed by
appropriate regulations issued by the Secretary of Defense.

Sec. 4.  The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal may be
awarded posthumously, and when so awarded, may be presented by
such representatives of the deceased as may be deemed of the
Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,
the Secretary of Transportation.

                                   /s/George Bush



THE WHITE HOUSE
January 9, 1993.