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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2587

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat badge for 

helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2003

Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. REYES, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. FROST, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

SIMMONS, and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a combat 

badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 

(Medevac) pilots and crews.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMBAT MEDEVAC 

4 BADGE. 

5 (a) ARMY.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 357 of title 10, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘§ 3757. Combat Medevac Badge 

2 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a badge 

3 of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 

4 Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 

5 the Army served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 

6 as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacu7 ation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the 

8 award of that badge. 

9 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe re10 quirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 

11 Badge.’’. 

12 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘3757. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.

15 (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 567 of title 10, 

17 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 6259. Combat Medevac Badge 

20 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a badge 

21 of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 

22 Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 

23 the Navy or Marine Corps served in combat on or after 

24 June 25, 1950, as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter 
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1 medical evacuation ambulance and who meets the require2 ments for the award of that badge. 

3 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe re4 quirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 

5 Badge.’’. 

6 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘6259. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.

9 (c) AIR FORCE.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 857 of title 10, 

11 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

12 end the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 8757. Combat Medevac Badge 

14 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall issue a 

15 badge of appropriate design, to be known as the Combat 

16 Medevac Badge, to each person who while a member of 

17 the Air Force served in combat on or after June 25, 1950, 

18 as a pilot or crew member of a helicopter medical evacu19 ation ambulance and who meets the requirements for the 

20 award of that badge. 

21 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe 

22 requirements for eligibility for the Combat Medevac 

23 Badge.’’. 
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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following new item:

‘‘8757. Combat Medevac Badge.’’.

4 (d) AWARD FOR SERVICE BEFORE DATE OF ENACT5 MENT.—In the case of persons who, while a member of 

6 the Armed Forces, served in combat as a pilot or crew 

7 member of a helicopter medical evacuation ambulance dur8 ing the period beginning on June 25, 1950, and ending 

9 on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

10 military department concerned shall issue the Combat 

11 Medevac Badge—

12 (1) to each such person who is known to the 

13 Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act; 

14 and 

15 (2) to each such person with respect to whom 

16 an application for the issuance of the badge is made 

17 to the Secretary after such date in such manner, 

18 and within such time period, as the Secretary may 

19 require.

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