,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjai,mr4
 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,latta7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp&           
retroactive eligibility ( ! ,army       
,combat ,action ,badge to include memb]s
 ( ! ,army :o p>ticipat$ 9 combat dur+  
:i* !y p]sonally engag$1 or 7 p]sonally 
engag$ by1 ! enemy at any "t on or aft] 
,decemb] #g1 #aida4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,army ,combat 
,action ,badge ,eligibility ,act4  #b4  
,retroactive aw>d ( ,army ,combat       
,action ,badge  7a7 ,au?ority ,to aw>d  
,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army may aw>d ! ,army 
,combat ,action ,badge to a p]son :o1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y--  7#a7          
p>ticipat$ z a memb] ( ! ,army at any "t
 dur+ ! eligibility p]iod 9 combat dur+ 
:i* ! p]son p]sonally engag$1 or 0      
p]sonally engag$ by1 ! enemy2 &  7#b7   
has n be5 previ\sly recogniz$ 9 an      

appropriate mann] = ! memb]'s           
p>ticipation 9 su* combat4  7b7         
,procurem5t ( badge ,! ,secret>y ( !    
,army may make arrangem5ts ) suppli]s ( 
! ,army ,combat ,action ,badge s t      
p]sons eligible to receive ! ,army      
,combat ,action ,badge pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 may procure ! badge      
directly f suppli]s1 !reby elim9at+1 or 
at lea/ sub/antially r$uc+1 adm9i/rative
 co/s = ! ,army to c>ry out ?is section4
  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,army ,combat ,action ,badge ,! t]m     
,army ,combat ,action ,badge means !    
milit>y decoration e/abli%$ by ord] ( ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,army ?r\gh ,headqu>t]s1  
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army ,lett] #fjj-je-a1   
dat$ ,june #c1 #bjje4  7#b7 ,eligibility
 p]iod ,! t]m eligibility p]iod means ! 
p]iod beg9n+ on ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 &   
end+ on ,septemb] #ah1 #bjja 7! date ( !
 o!rwise applicable limitation on !     
retroactive aw>d ( ! ,army ,combat      
,action ,badge74