[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4039 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4039

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the requirements for 
award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge with 
            respect to service in Korea after July 28, 1953.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2004

 Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
Spratt, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
 Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Frost, Mr. Souder, and Ms. Hart) 
 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 revise the requirements for 
award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge with 
            respect to service in Korea after July 28, 1953.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Korean Defense Service Combat 
Recognition Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND COMBAT 
              MEDICAL BADGE WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE IN KOREA AFTER JULY 
              28, 1953.

    (a) Standardization of Requirements With Other Geographic Areas.--
(1) Chapter 357 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3757. Korean defense service: Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat 
              Medical Badge
    ``The Secretary of the Army shall provide that, with respect to 
service in the Republic of Korea after July 28, 1953, eligibility of a 
member of the Army for the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat 
Medical Badge shall be met under criteria and eligibility requirements 
that, as nearly as practicable, are identical to those applicable, at 
the time of such service in the Republic of Korea, to service elsewhere 
without regard to specific location or special circumstances. In 
particular, such eligibility shall be established--
            ``(1) without any requirement for service by the member in 
        an area designated as a `hostile fire area' (or by any similar 
        designation) or that the member have been authorized hostile 
        fire pay;
            ``(2) without any requirement for a minimum number of 
        instances (in excess of one) in which the member was engaged 
        with the enemy in active ground combat involving an exchange of 
        small arms fire; and
            ``(3) without any requirement for personal recommendation 
        or approval by commanders in the member's chain of command 
        other than is generally applicable for service at locations 
        outside the Republic of Korea.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3757. Korean defense service: Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat 
                            Medical Badge.''.
    (b) Applicability to Service Before Date of Enactment.--The 
Secretary of the Army shall establish procedures to provide for the 
implementation of section 3757 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), with respect to service in the Republic of 
Korea during the period between July 28, 1953, and the date of the 
enactment of this Act. Such procedures shall include a requirement for 
submission of an application for award of a badge under that section 
with respect to service before the date of the enactment of this Act 
and the furnishing of such information as the Secretary may specify.
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