[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 999
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a Korea Defense
Service Medal to be issued to members of the Armed Forces who
participated in operations in Korea after the end of the Korean War.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 7, 2001
Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a Korea Defense
Service Medal to be issued to members of the Armed Forces who
participated in operations in Korea after the end of the Korean War.
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 ``Korea Defense Service Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) More than 40,000 members of the United States Armed
Forces have served on the Korean Peninsula each year since the
signing of the cease-fire agreement in July 1953 ending the
Korean War.
(2) An estimated 1,200 members of the United States Armed
Forces died as a direct result of their service in Korea since
the cease-fire agreement in July 1953.
SEC. 3. KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) Army.--(1) Chapter 357 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3754. Korea Defense Service Medal
``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a campaign medal, to be
known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a
member of the Army served in the Republic of Korea or the waters
adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service
requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection
(c).
``(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the
period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the
date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the
Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for
the Korea Defense Service Medal.
``(c) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe service
requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those
requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements
for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in
which the award of that medal is authorized.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``3754. Korea Defense Service Medal.''.
(b) Navy and Marine Corps.--(1) Chapter 567 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 6256. Korea Defense Service Medal
``(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a campaign medal, to be
known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a
member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or
the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met
the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under
subsection (c).
``(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the
period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the
date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the
Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for
the Korea Defense Service Medal.
``(c) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe service
requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those
requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements
for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in
which the award of that medal is authorized.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``6256. Korea Defense Service Medal.''.
(c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 857 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8754. Korea Defense Service Medal
``(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a campaign medal,
to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who
while a member of the Air Force served in the Republic of Korea or the
waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the
service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under
subsection (c).
``(b) In this section, the term `KDSM eligibility period' means the
period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the
date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the
Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for
the Korea Defense Service Medal.
``(c) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe service
requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those
requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements
for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in
which the award of that medal is authorized.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``8754. Korea Defense Service Medal.''.
(d) Award for Service Before Date of Enactment.--The Secretary of
the military department concerned shall take appropriate steps to
provide in a timely manner for the issuance of the Korea Defense
Service Medal, upon application therefor, to persons whose eligibility
for that medal is by reason of service in the Republic of Korea or the
waters adjacent thereto before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5979)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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