,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,hill ( ,arkansas 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri1 & ,ms4
 ,h\lahan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
review ( ! s]vice ( c]ta9 memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i to det]m9e  
if su* memb]s %\ld be aw>d$ ! ,m$al (   
,honor1 to au?orize ! aw>d ( ! ,m$al (  
,honor bas$ on ! results ( ! review1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,_w ,w> ,i ,valor  
,m$als ,review ,act4  #b4 ,review on    
aw>d ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor to c]ta9 ,_w ,w>
 ,i vet]ans  7a7 ,review requir$ ,ea*   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all review ! s]vice  
records ( ea* ,_w ,w> ,i vet]an describ$
 9 subsection 7b7 "u ! jurisdiction (   
su* ,secret>y :o is recomm5d$ = su*     
review by ! ,valor ,m$als ,review ,task 
,=ce ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7c71 or     
ano!r vet]ans s]vice organization1 9    

ord] to det]m9e :e!r su* vet]an %\ld be 
aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor = valor dur+ ,_w 
,w> ,i4  7b7 ,cov]$ ,_w ,w> ,i vet]ans  
,! ,_w ,w> ,i vet]ans ^: s]vice records 
are to be review$ "u subsection 7a7 are 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any ,african ,am]ican w>
 vet]an1 ,asian ,am]ican w> vet]an1     
,hispanic ,am]ican w> vet]an1 ,jewi%    
,am]ican w> vet]an1 or ,native ,am]ican 
w> vet]an :o 0 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice
 ,cross or ! ,navy ,cross = an action t 
occurr$ betwe5 ,april #f1 #aiag1 &      
,novemb] #aa1 #aiah4  7#b7 ,any ,african
 ,am]ican w> vet]an1 ,asian ,am]ican w> 
vet]an1 ,hispanic ,am]ican w> vet]an1   
,jewi% ,am]ican w> vet]an1 or ,native   
,am]ican w> vet]an :o 0 aw>d$ ! ,croix  
de ,gu]re ) ,palm 7t is1 aw>d$ at !     
,army level or above7 by ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,france = an action t occurr$ betwe5    
,april #f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1 #aiah4
  7#c7 ,any ,african ,am]ican w> vet]an1
 ,asian ,am]ican w> vet]an1 ,hispanic   
,am]ican w> vet]an1 ,jewi% ,am]ican w>  
vet]an1 or ,native ,am]ican w> vet]an :o

 0 recomm5d$ = a ,m$al ( ,honor = an    
action t occurr$ f ,april #f1 #aiag1 to 
,novemb] #aa1 #aiah4  7c7 ,consultations
 ,9 c>ry+ out ! review "u subsection    
7a71 ea* ,secret>y conc]n$ %all consult 
at lea/ once ea* fiscal ye> qu>t] ) !   
,valor ,m$als ,review ,task ,=ce1 jo9tly
 e/abli%$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,f\ndation 
= ! ,commemoration ( ! ,_w ,w>s 79      
consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,_w ,w>  
,"o ,c5t5nial ,commission7 & ! ,george  
,s4 ,robb ,c5tre = ! ,/udy ( ! ,great   
,w>1 & ) su* o!r vet]ans s]vice         
organizations z su* ,secret>y consid]s  
appropriate1 until ! conclusion ( !     
review4  7d7 ,recomm5dation bas$ on     
review ,if a ,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es1
 bas$ ^u ! review "u subsection 7a71 t !
 aw>d ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor to a cov]$ ,_w 
,w> ,i vet]an is w>rant$1 su* ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,presid5t a            
recomm5dation t ! ,presid5t aw>d ! ,m$al
 ( ,honor to t vet]an4  7e7 ,au?ority   
,to aw>d ,m$al ( ,honor ,! ,m$al (      
,honor may be aw>d$ to a ,_w ,w> ,i     

vet]an 9 accordance ) a recomm5dation ( 
a ,secret>y conc]n$ "u subsection 7d74  
7f7 ,waiv] ( "t limitations ,an aw>d ( !
 ,m$al ( ,honor may be made "u          
subsection 7e7 )\t reg>d to--  7#a7     
section #gbgd or #hbih ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z applicable2 &    
7#b7 any regulation or o!r adm9i/rative 
re/riction on--  7,a7 ! "t = aw>d+ !    
,m$al ( ,honor2 or  7,b7 ! aw>d+ ( !    
,m$al ( ,honor = s]vice = :i* a         
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross or ,navy ,cross
 has be5 aw>d$4  7g7 ,def9itions  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,9 ?is section3 7,a7 ,! t]m    
,secret>y conc]n$ means--  7i7 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 9 ! case ( memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o s]v$ 9 ! ,army betwe5 
,april #f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1 #aiah2
 &  7ii7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy1 9 ! case
 ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o s]v$ 9 !   
,navy or ! ,m>9e ,corps betwe5 ,april   
#f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1 #aiah4  7,b7 
,! t]m ,african ,am]ican w> vet]an means
 any p]son :o s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces betwe5 ,april #f1 #aiag1 &  

,novemb] #aa1 #aiah1 & :o id5tifi$      
himself z ( ,african desc5t on 8 milit>y
 p]sonnel records4  7,c7 ,! t]m ,asian  
,am]ican w> vet]an means any p]son :o   
s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces      
betwe5 ,april #f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1
 #aiah1 & :o id5tifi$ himself racially1 
nationally1 or e?nically z orig9at+ f a 
c\ntry 9 ,asia on 8 milit>y p]sonnel    
records4  7,d7 ,! t]m ,hispanic ,am]ican
 w> vet]an means any p]son :o s]v$ 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces betwe5 ,april 
#f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1 #aiah1 & :o  
id5tifi$ himself racially1 nationally1  
or e?nically z orig9at+ f a c\ntry :]e  
,spani% is an (ficial language on 8     
milit>y p]sonnel records4  7,e7 ,! t]m  
,jewi% ,am]ican w> vet]an means any     
p]son :o s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$   
,=ces betwe5 ,april #f1 #aiag1 &        
,novemb] #aa1 #aiah1 & :o id5tifi$      
himself z ,jewi% on 8 milit>y p]sonnel  
records4  7,f7 ,! t]m ,native ,am]ican  
w> vet]an means any p]son :o s]v$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces betwe5 ,april 

#f1 #aiag1 & ,novemb] #aa1 #aiah1 & :o  
id5tifi$ himself z a memb] ( a f$]ally  
recogniz$ tribe )9 ! mod]n t]ritory ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates on 8 milit>y p]sonnel     
records4  7#b7 ,application ( def9itions
 ( orig9 ,if ! milit>y p]sonnel records 
( a p]son d n reflect ! p]son's memb]%ip
 9 "o ( ! gr\ps id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraphs 
7,b7 ?r\gh 7,f7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 b       
hi/orical evid5ce exi/s t demon/rates ! 
p]son's ,jewi% fai? held at ! "t (      
s]vice1 or t ! p]son id5tifi$ himself z 
( ,african1 ,asian1 ,hispanic1 or       
,native ,am]ican desc5t1 ! p]son may be 
treat$ z be+ a memb] ( ! applicable gr\p
 by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 79 consultation 
) ! organizations ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7c77 = purposes ( ?is section4