[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2587 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2587

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat badge for 
  helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2003

    Mr. Holden (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
 McGovern, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Frost, Mr. Upton, Mr. Simmons, 
 and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat badge for 
  helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT MEDEVAC BADGE.

    (a) Army.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 357 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 3757. Combat Medevac Badge
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a badge of appropriate 
design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to each person who 
while a member of the Army served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 
as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
and who meets the requirements for the award of that badge.
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe requirements for 
eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``3757. Combat Medevac Badge.''.
    (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 567 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 6259. Combat Medevac Badge
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a badge of appropriate 
design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to each person who 
while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in combat on or after 
June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical 
evacuation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the award of 
that badge.
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe requirements for 
eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``6259. Combat Medevac Badge.''.
    (c) Air Force.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 857 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 8757. Combat Medevac Badge
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a badge of 
appropriate design, to be known as the Combat Medevac Badge, to each 
person who while a member of the Air Force served in combat on or after 
June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical 
evacuation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the award of 
that badge.
    ``(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe requirements 
for eligibility for the Combat Medevac Badge.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``8757. Combat Medevac Badge.''.
    (d) Award for Service Before Date of Enactment.--In the case of 
persons who, while a member of the Armed Forces, served in combat as a 
pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
during the period beginning on June 25, 1950, and ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall issue the Combat Medevac Badge--
            (1) to each such person who is known to the Secretary 
        before the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) to each such person with respect to whom an application 
        for the issuance of the badge is made to the Secretary after 
        such date in such manner, and within such time period, as the 
        Secretary may require.
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