,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide a combat status     
identifier equivalent for remotely      
piloted aircraft crew who conduct combat
 operations1 and require a study to     
identify opportunities to provide more  
support services to1 and greater        
recognition of1 their combat            
accomplishments4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,combat       
,action ,recognition and ,evaluation    
7,,care7 for ,remotely ,piloted         
,aircraft 7,,rpa7 ,crews ,act of #bjbd4 
#b4 ,combat status identifier equivalent
 for remotely piloted aircraft crew ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretaries of the military departments
 shall establish a status identifier of 

equivalent merit as a combat status     
identifier for remotely piloted aircraft
 7,,rpa7 crew who conduct combat        
operations4  #c4 ,study on combat       
accomplishments of remotely piloted     
aircraft crew  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall seek to    
enter into an agreement with a federally
 funded research and development center 
to conduct an independent study to      
identify opportunities to provide more  
support services to1 and greater        
recognition of1 combat accomplishments  
of ,,rpa crew4  7b7 ,elements ,the study
 required under subsection 7a7 shall--  
7#a7 explore methods for identifying    
those members of a ,,rpa crew who       
conduct combat operations2  7#b7 review 
the manner of documentation for ,,rpa   
crew conducting combat operations2  7#c7
 propose decorations and awards for     
combat operations available to ,,rpa    
crew2  7#d7 assess whether to award     

campaign medals for ,,rpa crew          
conducting combat operations in a named 
campaign2 and  7#e7 examine whether     
post-separation health 7including mental
 health7 care is available to ,,rpa crew
 who conduct combat operations4