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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1935

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 22, 2001

Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. WELDON of

Pennsylvania, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. MCKINNEY,

Mrs. WILSON, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. LANGEVIN,

Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. KIRK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.

SCHROCK, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HYDE, Mr. RUSH, Mr.

SOUDER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. QUINN, Mr. WEINER, Ms. HART, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. WELLER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,

Mr. KOLBE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. ENGLISH,

Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. WOLF) introduced the following bill; which was

referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korea Defense Service

3 Medal Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 Congress makes the following findings:

6 (1) More than 40,000 members of the United

7 States Armed Forces have served on the Korean Pe8 ninsula each year since the signing of the cease-fire

9 agreement in July 1953 ending the Korean War.

10 (2) An estimated 1,200 members of the United

11 States Armed Forces died as a direct result of their

12 service in Korea since the cease-fire agreement in

13 July 1953.

14 SEC. 3. KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.

15 (a) ARMY.—(1) Chapter 357 of title 10, United

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new section:

18 ‘‘§ 3754. Korea Defense Service Medal

19 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a cam20 paign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service

21 Medal, to each person who while a member of the Army

22 served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent

23 thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the

24 service requirements for the award of that medal pre25 scribed under subsection (c).
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1 ‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘‘KDSM eligibility pe2 riod’’ means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and

3 ending on such date after the date of the enactment of

4 this section as may be determined by the Secretary of De5 fense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the

6 Korea Defense Service Medal.

7 ‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe service

8 requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service

9 Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent

10 than the service requirements for award of the Armed

11 Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the

12 award of that medal is authorized.’’.

13 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

14 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

15 new item:

‘‘3754. Korea Defense Service Medal.’’.

16 (b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—(1) Chapter 567 of

17 title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

18 end the following new section:

19 ‘‘§ 6256. Korea Defense Service Medal

20 ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a cam21 paign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service

22 Medal, to each person who while a member of the Navy

23 or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or the

24 waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility pe-
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1 riod and met the service requirements for the award of

2 that medal prescribed under subsection (c).

3 ‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘‘KDSM eligibility pe4 riod’’ means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and

5 ending on such date after the date of the enactment of

6 this section as may be determined by the Secretary of De7 fense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the

8 Korea Defense Service Medal.

9 ‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe service

10 requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service

11 Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent

12 than the service requirements for award of the Armed

13 Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the

14 award of that medal is authorized.’’.

15 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

16 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

17 new item:

‘‘6256. Korea Defense Service Medal.’’.

18 (c) AIR FORCE.—(1) Chapter 857 of title 10, United

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new section:

21 ‘‘§ 8754. Korea Defense Service Medal

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

23 campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Serv24 ice Medal, to each person who while a member of the Air

25 Force served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adja-
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1 cent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met

2 the service requirements for the award of that medal pre3 scribed under subsection (c).

4 ‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘‘KDSM eligibility pe5 riod’’ means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and

6 ending on such date after the date of the enactment of

7 this section as may be determined by the Secretary of De8 fense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the

9 Korea Defense Service Medal.

10 ‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe

11 service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense

12 Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more

13 stringent than the service requirements for award of the

14 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which

15 the award of that medal is authorized.’’.

16 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

17 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

18 new item:

‘‘8754. Korea Defense Service Medal.’’.

19 (d) AWARD FOR SERVICE BEFORE DATE OF ENACT20 MENT.—The Secretary of the military department con21 cerned shall take appropriate steps to provide in a timely

22 manner for the issuance of the Korea Defense Service

23 Medal, upon application therefor, to persons whose eligi24 bility for that medal is by reason of service in the Republic
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1 of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto before the date

2 of the enactment of this Act.

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