[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4369 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4369

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
 Army to establish a combat service recognition ribbon, similar to the 
  Navy Combat Action Ribbon, to recognize participation in combat by 
               members of the Army, regardless of branch.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2004

 Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Hunter, and 
 Mr. Skelton) 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 require the Secretary of the 
 Army to establish a combat service recognition ribbon, similar to the 
  Navy Combat Action Ribbon, to recognize participation in combat by 
               members of the Army, regardless of branch.

    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 ``Army Combat Recognition Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. ARMY COMBAT RECOGNITION RIBBON.

    (a) Requirement Similar to That for Navy Combat Action Ribbon.--(1) 
Chapter 357 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3757. Combat recognition ribbon
    ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army shall establish a 
combat recognition ribbon to recognize participation by members of the 
Army in combat. The Secretary shall award the combat recognition ribbon 
to each member of the Army who meets the criteria for that ribbon based 
upon service performed after August 1, 1990.
    ``(b) Criteria for Award.--The Secretary shall establish the 
criteria for award of the combat recognition ribbon. To the maximum 
extent practicable, the criteria for the award of such ribbon shall be 
based upon, and be similar to, the criteria for award of the Navy 
Combat Action Ribbon, including any special criteria for service during 
a particular period of time or in a specific location.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The combat recognition ribbon may not be awarded 
to a member of the Army with respect to the same period of service as 
service for which the member was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge 
or the Combat Medic Badge.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3757. Combat recognition ribbon.''.
    (b) Implementation for 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 during the period 
beginning on August 1, 1990, and ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. Such procedures shall include a requirement for submission of 
an application for award of a ribbon 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. Such procedures shall 
be established not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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