,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
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 ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% ! ,la/ 
,s]vicememb] ,/&+ ,m$al4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,la/    
,s]vicememb] ,/&+ ,m$al ,act4  #b4      
,au?orization = ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+  
m$al  7a7 ,au?orization ,*apt] #eg (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections     
#aace & #aacf z sections #aacf & section
 #aacg1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] section #aacd ! foll[+ new section3
  #aace4 ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al    
7a7 ,m$al au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
may issue a s]vice m$al1 to be kn[n z ! 
,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al1 to p]sons  
eligible "u subsection 7c74  7b7 ,design
 ,! ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al %all be 
( an appropriate design approv$ by !    

,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ) ribbons1 lapel   
p9s1 & o!r appurt5ances4  7c7 ,eligible 
p]sons ,subject to subsection 7d71 a    
p]son eligible to be issu$ ! ,la/       
,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al is any memb] :o--
 7#a7 s]v$ on active duty2  7#b7 0      
deploy$ dur+ w> or ov]seas cont+5cy     
op]ation2  7#c7 z a result ( a combat   
in/ance dur+ su* w> or ov]seas cont+5cy1
 0 ! la/ surviv+ memb] ( a unit2  7#d7  
demon/rat$ extraord9>y h]oism 9 def5se (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ su* combat        
in/ance2 &  7#e7 ^: "* is recomm5d$ =   
recognition by _! comm&+ (fic] & at lea/
 two pe]s4  7d7 ,"o m$al au?oriz$ ,n m  
?an "o ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al may  
be issu$ to any p]son4  7e7 ,issuance to
 next-(-,k9 ,if a p]son describ$ 9      
subsection 7c7 is deceas$1 ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ may provide = issuance ( ! ,la/ 
,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al to ! next-(-k9 ( 
! p]son4  7f7 ,regulations ,! issuance (
 a ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al %all be  
subject to su* regulations z !          
,secret>ies conc]n$ %all prescribe =    

purposes ( ?is section4 ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %all ensure t any regulations   
prescrib$ "u ?is subsection are uni=m to
 ! ext5t practicable4  4  7b7 ,s5se (   
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %\ld take           
appropriate actions to exp$ite-- 7#a7 ! 
design ( ! ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+ m$al  
provid$ = by section #aacf ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 ! e/abli%m5t &  
implem5tation ( me*anisms to facilitate 
! issuance ( ! ,la/ ,s]vicememb] ,/&+   
,m$al to p]sons eligible = ! issuance ( 
! m$al "u su* section4