,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjai,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia    
7for himself and ,mr4 ,latta7 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 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,army ,combat ,action ,badge    
,eligibility ,act4  #b4 ,retroactive    
award of ,army ,combat ,action ,badge   
7a7 ,authority ,to award ,the ,secretary
 of the ,army may award the ,army       
,combat ,action ,badge to a person who1 
as determined by the ,secretary--  7#a7 
participated as a member of the ,army at
 any time during the eligibility period 
in combat during which the person       

personally engaged1 or was personally   
engaged by1 the enemy2 and  7#b7 has not
 been previously recognized in an       
appropriate manner for the member's     
participation in such combat4  7b7      
,procurement of badge ,the ,secretary of
 the ,army may make arrangements with   
suppliers of the ,army ,combat ,action  
,badge so that persons eligible to      
receive the ,army ,combat ,action ,badge
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 may procure 
the badge directly from suppliers1      
thereby eliminating1 or at least        
substantially reducing1 administrative  
costs for the ,army to carry out this   
section4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,army ,combat ,action     
,badge ,the term ,army ,combat ,action  
,badge means the military decoration    
established by order of the ,secretary  
of the ,army through ,headquarters1     
,department of the ,army ,letter        
#fjj-je-a1 dated ,june #c1 #bjje4  7#b7 
,eligibility period ,the term           
eligibility period means the period     

beginning on ,december #g1 #aida1 and   
ending on ,september #ah1 #bjja 7the    
date of the otherwise applicable        
limitation on the retroactive award of  
the ,army ,combat ,action ,badge74