,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,nugent introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to expand retroactive          
eligibility of the ,army ,combat ,action
 ,badge to include members of the ,army 
who participated in combat during which 
they personally engaged1 or were        
personally engaged by1 the enemy at any 
time on or after ,december #g1 #aida4   
#a4 ,retroactive award of ,army ,combat 
,action ,badge  7a7 ,authority ,to award
 ,the ,secretary of the ,army may award 
the ,army ,combat ,action ,badge        
7established by order of the ,secretary 
of the ,army through ,headquarters1     
,department of the ,army ,letter        
#fjj-je-a1 dated ,june #c1 #bjje7 to a  
person who1 while a member of the ,army1
 participated in combat during which the
 person personally engaged1 or was      
personally engaged by1 the enemy at any 

time during the period beginning on     
,december #g1 #aida1 and ending on      
,september #ah1 #bjja 7the date of the  
otherwise applicable limitation on      
retroactivity for the award of such     
decoration71 if the ,secretary          
determines that the person has not been 
previously recognized in an appropriate 
manner for such participation4  7b7     
,procurement of badge ,the ,secretary of
 the ,army may make arrangements with   
suppliers of the ,army ,combat ,action  
,badge so that eligible recipients of   
the ,army ,combat ,action ,badge        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 may procure  
the badge directly from suppliers1      
thereby eliminating or at least         
substantially reducing administrative   
costs for the ,army to carry out this   
section4