To authorize the award of the Southwest Asia service medal to any member of the Armed Forces who was assigned to duty outside the United States during the Persian Gulf War with a unit that actively engaged in combat operations during that war.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to extend eligibility for the Southwest Asia Service Medal to any member of the armed forces who was assigned to duty outside the United States with a unit that actively engaged in combat operations in the Persian Gulf War between January 16 and March 3, 1991.