,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4   
,kirk introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act to deem
 any p]son :o has receiv$ an aw>d f !   
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates =         
engagem5t 9 active combat or active     
p>ticipation 9 combat to h satisfi$     
c]ta9 requirem5ts = naturalization4  #a4
 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9 p]sons z hav+        
satisfi$ ,engli% & civics1 good moral   
"*1 & honorable s]vice & dis*>ge        
requirem5ts = naturalization  7a7       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act ,!     
,immigration & ,nationality ,act is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cbi;,a 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #addj-a7 ! foll[+ new        
section3  #cbi;,b4 ,p]sons :o h receiv$ 
an aw>d = engagem5t 9 active combat or  
active p>ticipation 9 combat  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,= purposes ( naturalization &    
cont9u+ citiz5%ip "u ! foll[+ provisions

 ( law1 a p]son :o has receiv$ an aw>d  
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 %all be       
treat$--  7#a7 z hav+ satisfi$ !        
requirem5ts 9 sections #cab7;a71        
#caf7;a77#c71 & subsections 7b77#c71    
7c71 & 7e7 ( section #cbh2 &  7#b7 "u   
sections #cbh & #cbi1 z hav+ s]v$       
honorably 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces = 79 ! case ( 
section #cbh7 a p]iod or p]iods         
aggregat+ "o ye>1 &1 if sep>at$ f su*   
s]vice1 z hav+ be5 sep>at$ "u honorable 
conditions4  7b7 ,application ,?is      
section %all apply ) respect to ! foll[+
 aw>ds f ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates3  7#a7 ,! ,combat ,infantryman   
,badge f ! ,army4  7#b7 ,! ,combat      
,m$ical ,badge f ! ,army4  7#c7 ,!      
,combat ,action ,badge f ! ,army4  7#d7 
,! ,combat ,action ,ribbon f ! ,navy1 ! 
,m>9e ,corps1 or ! ,coa/ ,gu>d4  7#e7 ,!
 ,air ,=ce ,combat ,action ,m$al4  7#f7 
,any o!r aw>d t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
det]m9es to be an equival5t aw>d =      
engagem5t 9 active combat or active     
p>ticipation 9 combat4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 

am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section   
#cbi;,a ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cbi;,b4       
,p]sons :o h receiv$ an aw>d = engagem5t
 9 active combat or active p>ticipation 
9 combat4  4