,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjad ,mr4  
,israel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 
,g]la*1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 
,mr4 ,rahall1 & ,mr4 ,mi*aud7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide = ! aw>d ( a milit>y s]vice 
m$al to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o s]v$  
honorably dur+ ! ,cold ,w>1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al    
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,cold ,w> ,s]vice    
,m$al  7a7 ,m$al au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #eg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #aacf4 ,cold ,w>   
,s]vice ,m$al  7a7 ,m$al au?oriz$ ,!    
,secret>y conc]n$ may issue a s]vice    
m$al1 to be kn[n z ! ,cold ,w> ,s]vice  
,m$al1 to p]sons eligible to receive !  
m$al "u subsection 7c74  7b7 ,design ,! 
,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al %all be ( an    

appropriate design approv$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ) ribbons1 lapel   
p9s1 & o!r appurt5ances4  7c7 ,eligible 
p]sons ,a p]son eligible to be issu$ !  
,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al is any p]son--  
7#a7 :o--  7,a7 s]v$ on active duty 9 ! 
,arm$ ,=ces = n less ?an #bd consecutive
 mon?s dur+ ! ,cold ,w>2 or  7,b7 0     
deploy$ z a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces       
outside ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates = a   
p]iod ( at lea/ #cj days dur+ ! ,cold   
,w>2 or  7,c7 p]=m$ su* o!r s]vice 9 !  
,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! ,cold ,w> z !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se may prescribe =     
purposes ( ?is section2 &  7#b7 :o1 if  
dis*>g$ or releas$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 0 s 
dis*>g$ or releas$ "u honorable         
conditions aft] s]vice 9 ! arm$ =ces    
*>act]iz$ z honorable4  7d7 ,"o m$al    
au?oriz$ ,n m ?an "o ,cold ,w> ,s]vice  
,m$al may be issu$ to any p]son4  7e7   
,issuance to repres5tative ( deceas$ ,if
 a p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 dies 
be=e be+ issu$ ! ,cold ,w> ,s]vice      
,m$al1 ! m$al may be issu$ to ! p]son's 

repres5tative1 z designat$ by !         
,secret>y conc]n$4  7f7 ,replacem5t ,"u 
regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y    
conc]n$1 a ,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al t is 
lo/1 de/roy$1 or r5d]$ unfit = use )\t  
fault or neglect on ! "p ( ! p]son to   
:om x 0 issu$ may be replac$ )\t *>ge4  
7g7 ,regulations ,! issuance ( a ,cold  
,w> ,s]vice ,m$al %all be subject to su*
 regulations z ! ,secret>ies conc]n$    
%all prescribe = purposes ( ?is section4
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t   
any regulations prescrib$ "u ?is        
subsection are uni=m to ! ext5t         
practicable4  7h7 ,cold ,w> def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m ,cold ,w> means ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ,septemb] #b1 #aide1 & end+ on
 ,decemb] #bf1 #aiia4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #eg ( su* title is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #aacf4    
,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al4  4  7b7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se %\ld take           
appropriate actions to exp$ite--  7#a7 !

 design ( ! ,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al     
provid$ = by section #aacf ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$ by          
subsection 7a772 &  7#b7 ! e/abli%m5t & 
implem5tation ( me*anisms to facilitate 
! issuance ( ! ,cold ,w> ,s]vice ,m$al  
to p]sons eligible = ! issuance ( ! m$al
 "u su* section4