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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to ext5d ! ,vietnam ,s]vice    
,m$al to vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o     
p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,s4,s4 ,mayaguez rescue  
op]ation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,recogniz+ ,mayaguez       
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,aw>d ( ,vietnam    
,s]vice ,m$al to vet]ans :o p>ticipat$ 9
 ,mayaguez rescue op]ation  7a7 ,aw>d   
au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y ( ! milit>y       
dep>tm5t conc]n$ %all1 ^u ! application 
by or on behalf ( an individual :o is an
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,vietnam ,s]vice ,m$al1 not)/&+ any     
o!rwise applicable requirem5ts = ! aw>d 
( t m$al4 ,any su* aw>d %all be made 9  
lieu ( any ,arm$ ,=ces ,exp$ition>y     
,m$al aw>d$ ! individual = !            
individual's p>ticipation 9 ! ,mayaguez 
rescue op]ation4  7b7 ,treatm5t (       

deceas$ vet]ans ,9 ! case ( a vet]an :o 
is deceas$1 ! application describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 may be submitt$ by ! next
 ( k9 ( ! vet]an4  7c7 ,eligible vet]an 
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m        
eligible vet]an means a vet]an ( ! ,arm$
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,exp$ition>y ,m$al = p>ticipation 9     
milit>y op]ations kn[n z ! ,mayaguez    
rescue op]ation ( ,may #ab-ae1 #aige2 or
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