A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Ranger Tab to veterans of certain service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award a Ranger Tab to certain individuals assigned to specified Army units and performing active duty for specified periods in the Republic of Vietnam between 1960 and 1974.  Requires written application for such award.

SECTION 1. AWARD OF RANGER TAB FOR CERTAIN SERVICE IN VIETNAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may award the Ranger Tab 
to any person who is eligible for the award under subsection (b) and 
for whom an application for the award is submitted in accordance with 
subsection (d).
    (b) Eligibility.--A person is eligible for award of the Ranger Tab 
under subsection (a) if the person--
            (1) while serving on active duty in the Army and--
                    (A) while assigned to the Military Assistance 
                Advisory Group at any time during 1960, 1961, or 1962, 
                or to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam at any 
                time after 1961 and before 1974, served for at least 30 
                consecutive days in the Republic of Vietnam as an Army 
                Ranger advisor to one or more Biet Dong-Quan (BDO) 
                Ranger units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam; or
                    (B) while assigned to a unit identified in a table 
                in subsection (c), served for at least 30 consecutive 
                days in the Republic of Vietnam during the period 
                specified in that table for such unit;
            (2) has been awarded the combat infantryman badge or the 
        combat medical badge for the service in such assignment during 
        that period or for service in the Armed Forces before such 
        service in that assignment; and
            (3) since the beginning of the service in such assignment--
                    (A) has not been discharged from the Armed Forces 
                with a discharge other than an honorable discharge; or
                    (B) in the case of a commissioned officer, has not 
                been dismissed from the Armed Forces and has not been 
                released from active duty with a characterization of 
                service in the Armed Forces that is less favorable than 
                honorable.
    (c) Units and Periods of Service.--The units and periods of service 
referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) are as follows:


                                 Table 1                                
                Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs)               
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                                                    Period              
                Unit                ------------------------------------
                                         Beginning           Ending     
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173d Airborne Brigade (Separate),    May 1, 1965        December 20,    
 LRRP (Provisional).                                     1967           
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne          July 1, 1965       January 10, 1968
 Division, LRRP (Provisional).                                          
1st Infantry Division, LRRP          October 1, 1965    December 20,    
 (Provisional).                                          1967           
1st Cavalry Division, LRRP           September 1, 1965  December 20,    
 (Provisional).                                          1967           
4th Infantry Division, LRRP          September 1, 1966  December 20,    
 (Provisional).                                          1967           
9th Infantry Division, LRRP          January 1, 1967    December 20,    
 (Provisional).                                          1967           
25th Infantry Division, LRRP         March 1, 1966      December 20,    
 (Provisional).                                          1967           
196th Infantry Brigade (Separate),   January 1, 1967    December 20,    
 LRRP (Provisional).                                     1967.          
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                                 Table 2                                
            Long Range Patrol (LRP) Companies and Detachments           
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                                                    Period              
                Unit                ------------------------------------
                                         Beginning           Ending     
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company E, 20th Infantry (LRP).....  September 25,      February 1, 1969
                                      1967                              
Company F, 51st Infantry (LRP).....  September 25,      February 1, 1969
                                      1967                              
Company D, 151st Infantry (LRP)....  December 26, 1968  February 1, 1969
Company E, 50th Infantry (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
Company F, 50th Infantry (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
Company E, 51st Infantry (LRP).....  December 12, 1968  February 1, 1969
Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
Company F, 52nd Infantry (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
Company E, 58th Infantry (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
Company F, 58th Infantry (LRP).....  January 10, 1968   February 1, 1969
71st Infantry Detachment (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
74th Infantry Detachment (LRP).....  December 20, 1967  February 1, 1969
78th Infantry Detachment (LRP).....  December 15, 1968  February 1, 1969
79th Infantry Detachment (LRP).....  December 15, 1968  February 1,     
                                                         1969.          
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                                 Table 3                                
                            Ranger Companies                            
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                                                    Period              
                Unit                ------------------------------------
                                         Beginning           Ending     
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Company C, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   October 25, 1971
Company D, (Ranger), 151st Infantry  February 1, 1969   November 20,    
                                                         1971           
Company D, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  November 20, 1969  April 10, 1970  
Company E, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   October 12, 1970
Company F, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   March 15, 1971  
Company G, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   October 1, 1971 
Company H, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   August 15, 1972 
Company I, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   April 7, 1970   
Company K, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   December 10,    
                                                         1970           
Company L, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   December 26,    
                                                         1970           
Company M, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   October 12, 1970
Company N, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   August 25, 1971 
Company O, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   November 20,    
                                                         1969           
Company P, (Ranger), 75th Infantry.  February 1, 1969   August 31, 1971.
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    (d) Application Required.--(1) To receive a Ranger Tab under the 
authority of subsection (a), a person shall submit to the Secretary of 
the Army a written application together with detailed information and 
documentation demonstrating eligibility for the award. An application 
may be submitted on behalf of a person by any other person.
    (2) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe in regulations--
            (A) the form and the manner for submission of the 
        application required under paragraph (1); and
            (B) the information and documentation that the Secretary 
        considers necessary to demonstrate eligibility for award of the 
        Ranger Tab under subsection (b).
    (e) Active Duty Defined.--In this section, the term ``active duty'' 
has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code.