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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4039

To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the requirements for award 

of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge with 

respect to service in Korea after July 28, 1953. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 25, 2004

Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. HEFLEY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. 

SPRATT, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. FROST, Mr. 

SOUDER, and Ms. HART) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and 

the Combat Medical Badge with respect to service in 

Korea after July 28, 1953.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korean Defense Serv5 ice Combat Recognition Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF COMBAT INFAN2 TRYMAN BADGE AND COMBAT MEDICAL 

3 BADGE WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE IN 

4 KOREA AFTER JULY 28, 1953. 

5 (a) STANDARDIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS WITH

6 OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.—(1) Chapter 357 of title 

7 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 3757. Korean defense service: Combat Infantryman 

10 Badge; Combat Medical Badge 

11 ‘‘The Secretary of the Army shall provide that, with 

12 respect to service in the Republic of Korea after July 28, 

13 1953, eligibility of a member of the Army for the Combat 

14 Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medical Badge shall 

15 be met under criteria and eligibility requirements that, as 

16 nearly as practicable, are identical to those applicable, at 

17 the time of such service in the Republic of Korea, to serv18 ice elsewhere without regard to specific location or special 

19 circumstances. In particular, such eligibility shall be estab20 lished—

21 ‘‘(1) without any requirement for service by the 

22 member in an area designated as a ‘hostile fire area’ 

23 (or by any similar designation) or that the member 

24 have been authorized hostile fire pay; 

25 ‘‘(2) without any requirement for a minimum 

26 number of instances (in excess of one) in which the 
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1 member was engaged with the enemy in active 

2 ground combat involving an exchange of small arms 

3 fire; and 

4 ‘‘(3) without any requirement for personal rec5 ommendation or approval by commanders in the 

6 member’s chain of command other than is generally 

7 applicable for service at locations outside the Repub8 lic of Korea.’’. 

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

10 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

11 new item:

‘‘3757. Korean defense service: Combat Infantryman Badge; Combat Medical 

Badge.’’.

12 (b) APPLICABILITY TO SERVICE BEFORE DATE OF

13 ENACTMENT.—The Secretary of the Army shall establish 

14 procedures to provide for the implementation of section 

15 3757 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub16 section (a), with respect to service in the Republic of 

17 Korea during the period between July 28, 1953, and the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act. Such procedures shall 

19 include a requirement for submission of an application for 

20 award of a badge under that section with respect to service 

21 before the date of the enactment of this Act and the fur22 nishing of such information as the Secretary may specify.

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