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‘‘(A) had a duration of 13 consecutive 
months or longer; and 
‘‘(B) ended upon the relocation of the serv-
icemember caused by the servicemember receiving 
military orders for a permanent change of sta-
tion or to deploy with a military unit, or as an 
individual in support of a military operation, 
for a period of not less than 18 months that did 
not allow the servicemember to continue to oc-
cupy such residence as a principal residence. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
REFINANCING
MORTGAGE.—The 
term ‘covered refinancing mortgage’ means any mort-
gage that— 
‘‘(A) is made for the purpose of paying or 
prepaying, and extinguishing, the outstanding 
obligations under an existing mortgage or mort-
gages; and 
‘‘(B) is secured by the same residence that 
secured such existing mortgage or mortgages.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 303 the following new item: 
‘‘303A. Treatment of relocation of servicemembers for active duty for purposes of 
mortgage refinancing.’’. 
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SEC. 554. FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FORCES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Consistent with 
such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe 
to carry out this section, the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command may conduct up to 
three pilot programs to assess the feasibility and benefits 
of providing family support activities for the immediate 
family members of members of the Armed Forces assigned 
to special operations forces. 
(b) SELECTION OF PROGRAMS.—In selecting the pilot 
programs to be conducted under subsection (a), the Com-
mander shall— 
(1) identify family support activities that have 
a direct and concrete impact on the readiness of spe-
cial operations forces, but that are not being provided 
to the immediate family members of members of the 
Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces by 
the Secretary of a military department; and 
(2) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of each family 
support activity proposed to be included in a pilot 
program. 
(c) EVALUATION.—The Commander shall develop out-
come measurements to evaluate the success of each family 
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support activity included in a pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The Commander may 
expend up to $5,000,000 during each fiscal year specified 
in subsection (f) to carry out the pilot programs under sub-
section (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Commander’’ means the Com-
mander of the United States Special Operations Com-
mand. 
(2) The term ‘‘immediate family members’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1789(c) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘special operations forces’’ means 
those forces of the Armed Forces identified as special 
operations forces under section 167(i) of such title. 
(f) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The 
authority provided by subsection (a) is available to the 
Commander during fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after com-
pleting a pilot program under subsection (a), the Com-
mander shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the results of the pilot program. 
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Subtitle F—Education and Train-
ing Opportunities and Wellness 
SEC. 561. INCLUSION OF FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES 
WITHIN SCOPE OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFI-
CERS’ TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM. 
Section 2031(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) If a secondary educational institution in the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, or the Republic of Palau otherwise meets the condi-
tions imposed by subsection (b) on the establishment and 
maintenance of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train-
ing Corps, the Secretary of a military department may es-
tablish and maintain a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps at the secondary educational institution 
even though the secondary educational institution is not a 
United States secondary educational institution.’’. 
SEC. 562. IMPROVED CLIMATE ASSESSMENTS AND DISSEMI-
NATION AND TRACKING OF RESULTS. 
(a) IMPROVED DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS IN CHAIN 
OF COMMAND.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the results of command climate assessments are provided 
to the relevant individual commander and to the next high-
er level of command. 
(b) PERFORMANCE TRACKING.— 
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(1) EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary 
of each military department shall include in the per-
formance evaluations and assessments used by each 
Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
a designated form where senior commanders can indi-
cate whether the commander has conducted the re-
quired climate assessments. 
(2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO CONDUCT ASSESS-
MENT.—If a commander is found to not have con-
ducted the required climate assessments, the failure 
shall be noted in the commander’s performance eval-
uation and be considered a serious factor during con-
sideration for any subsequent promotion. 
(c) TRACKING SYSTEM.—The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall develop a system to track 
whether commanders are conducting command climate as-
sessments. 
(d) UNIT COMPLIANCE REPORTS.—Working with the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, unit com-
manders shall gather all the climate assessments from the 
unit and develop a compliance report that, at a minimum, 
shall include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive overview of the concerns 
members of the unit expressed in the climate assess-
ments. 
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(2) Data showing how leadership is perceived in 
the unit. 
(3) A detailed strategic plan on how leadership 
plans to address the expressed concerns. 
SEC. 563. SERVICE-WIDE 360 ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) ADOPTION OF 360-DEGREE APPROACH.—The Sec-
retary of each military department shall develop an assess-
ment program modeled after the current Department of the 
Army Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback (MSAF) Pro-
gram, known in this section as the ‘‘360-degree approach’’. 
(b) REPORT ON INCLUSION IN PERFORMANCE EVALUA-
TION REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the results of an assess-
ment of the feasibility of including the 360-degree approach 
as part of the performance evaluation reports. 
(c) INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING.—The Secretary of each 
military department shall include individual counseling as 
part of the performance evaluation process. 
SEC. 564. HEALTH WELFARE INSPECTIONS. 
The Secretary of each military department shall con-
duct health welfare inspections on a monthly basis in order 
to ensure and maintain security, military readiness, good 
order, and discipline of all units of the Armed Forces under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Results of the Health Wel-
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fare Inspections shall be provided to both the commander 
and senior commander. 
SEC. 565. REVIEW OF SECURITY OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS, INCLUDING BARRACKS AND MULTI- 
FAMILY RESIDENCES. 
(a) REVIEW OF SECURITY MEASURES.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct a review of security measures on 
United States military installations, specifically with re-
gard to barracks and multi-family residences on military 
installations, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their dependents who reside 
on military installations. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the review 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) identify security gaps on military installa-
tions; and 
(2) evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of 
using 24-hour electronic monitoring or placing secu-
rity personnel at all points of entry into barracks and 
multi-family residences on military installation. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing the 
results of the study conducted under subsection (a), includ-
ing an estimate of the costs— 
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(1) to eliminate all security gaps identified 
under subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) to provide 24-hour security monitoring as 
evaluated under subsection (b)(2). 
SEC. 566. ENHANCEMENT OF MECHANISMS TO CORRELATE 
SKILLS AND TRAINING FOR MILITARY OCCU-
PATIONAL SPECIALTIES WITH SKILLS AND 
TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN CERTIFI-
CATIONS AND LICENSES. 
(a) IMPROVEMENT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO 
MEMBERS
OF
THE ARMED FORCES ABOUT CORRELA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make infor-
mation on civilian credentialing opportunities avail-
able to members of the Armed Forces beginning with, 
and at every stage of, training of members for mili-
tary occupational specialties, in order to permit 
members— 
(A) to evaluate the extent to which such 
training correlates with the skills and training 
required in connection with various civilian cer-
tifications and licenses; and 
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(B) to assess the suitability of such training 
for obtaining or pursuing such civilian certifi-
cations and licenses. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
TRANSITION
GOALS 
PLANS
SUCCESS
PROGRAM.—Information shall be 
made available under paragraph (1) in a manner 
consistent with the Transition Goals Plans Success 
(GPS) program. 
(3) TYPES OF INFORMATION.—The information 
made available under paragraph (1) shall include, 
but not be limited to, the following: 
(A) Information on the civilian occupa-
tional equivalents of military occupational spe-
cialties (MOS). 
(B) Information on civilian license or cer-
tification requirements, including examination 
requirements. 
(C) Information on the availability and op-
portunities for use of educational benefits avail-
able to members of the Armed Forces, as appro-
priate, corresponding training, or continuing 
education that leads to a certification exam in 
order to provide a pathway to credentialing op-
portunities. 
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(4) USE
AND
ADAPTATION
OF
CERTAIN
PRO-
GRAMS.—In making information available under 
paragraph (1), the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments may use and adapt appropriate portions of the 
Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) pro-
grams of the Army and the Navy and the 
Credentialing 
and 
Educational 
Research 
Tool 
(CERT) of the Air Force. 
(b) IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS OF ACCREDITED CIVIL-
IAN CREDENTIALING AGENCIES
TO MILITARY TRAINING 
CONTENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, in coordination with the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable consistent 
with national security requirements, make available 
to accredited civilian credentialing agencies that issue 
certifications or licenses, upon request of such agen-
cies, information such as military course training 
curricula, syllabi, and materials, levels of military 
advancement attained, and professional skills devel-
oped. 
(2) CENTRAL REPOSITORY.—The actions taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1) may include the establish-
ment of a central repository of information on train-
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ing and training materials provided members in con-
nection with military occupational specialities that is 
readily accessible by accredited civilian credentialing 
agencies described in that paragraph in order to meet 
requests described in that paragraph. 
SEC. 567. USE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR COURSES 
IN PURSUIT OF CIVILIAN CERTIFICATIONS OR 
LICENSES. 
(a) COURSES UNDER DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2015 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2015a. Civilian certifications and licenses: use of 
educational assistance for courses in pur-
suit of civilian certifications or licenses 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF ASSISTANCE.—In the 
case of a member of the armed forces who is enrolled in 
an educational institution in a State for purposes of obtain-
ing employment in an occupation or profession requiring 
the approval or licensure of a board or agency of that State, 
educational assistance specified in subsection (b) may be 
used by the member for a course offered by the educational 
institution that is a required element of the curriculum to 
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be satisfied to obtain employment in that occupation or pro-
fession only if— 
‘‘(1) the successful completion of the curriculum 
fully qualifies a student to— 
‘‘(A) take any examination required for 
entry into the occupation or profession, includ-
ing satisfying any State or professionally man-
dated programmatic and specialized accredita-
tion requirements; and 
‘‘(B) be certified or licensed or meet any 
other academically related pre-conditions that 
are required for entry into the occupation or 
profession; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of State licensing or profes-
sionally mandated requirements for entry into the oc-
cupation or profession that require specialized accred-
itation, the curriculum meets the requirement for spe-
cialized accreditation through its accreditation or 
pre-accreditation by an accrediting agency or associa-
tion recognized by the Secretary of Education or des-
ignated by that State as a reliable authority as to the 
quality or training offered by the institution in that 
program. 
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‘‘(b) COVERED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The edu-
cational assistance specified in this subsection is edu-
cational assistance as follows: 
‘‘(1) Educational assistance for members of the 
armed forces under section 2007 and 2015 of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) Educational assistance for persons enlisting 
for active duty under chapter 106A of this title. 
‘‘(3) Educational assistance for members of the 
armed forces held as captives under section 2183 of 
this title. 
‘‘(4) Educational assistance for members of the 
Selected Reserve under chapter 1606 of this title. 
‘‘(5) Educational assistance for reserve compo-
nent members supporting contingency operations and 
other operations under chapter 1607 of this title. 
‘‘(6) Such other educational assistance provided 
members of the armed force under the laws the ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secre-
taries of the military departments as the Secretary of 
Defense shall designate for purposes of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 101 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 2015 the following new item: 
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‘‘2015a. Civilian certifications and licenses: use of educational assistance for 
courses in pursuit of civilian certifications or licenses.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on August 1, 2014, and shall apply 
with respect to courses pursued on or after that date. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ 
Education 
SEC. 571. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 
by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 
in section 4301, $20,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen-
cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENT 
CHANGES DUE TO BASE CLOSURES, FORCE STRUCTURE 
CHANGES, OR FORCE RELOCATIONS.— 
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(1) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 572(b)(4) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
7703b(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Of 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2014 by section 301 and available for operation 
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $5,000,000 
shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
assistance to local educational agencies under sub-
section (b) of section 572 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
7703b). 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
SEC. 572. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC 
ACHIEVEMENT AND TRANSITION OF MILI-
TARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make grants to non-
profit organizations that provide services to improve the 
academic achievement of military dependent students, in-
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cluding those nonprofit organizations whose programs focus 
on improving the civic responsibility of military dependent 
students and their understanding of the Federal Govern-
ment through direct exposure to the operations of the Fed-
eral Government. 
SEC. 573. TREATMENT OF TUITION PAYMENTS RECEIVED 
FOR VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION COMPONENT OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) CREDITING OF PAYMENTS.—Section 2164(l) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any payments received by the Secretary of De-
fense under this subsection shall be credited to the account 
designated by the Secretary for the operation of the virtual 
educational program under this subsection. Payments so 
credited shall be merged with other funds in the account 
and shall be available, to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriation Acts, for the same purposes and the same 
period as other funds in the account.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to tui-
tion payments received under section 2164(l) of title 10, 
United States Code, for enrollments authorized by such sec-
tion, after the date of the enactment of this Act, in the vir-
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tual elementary and secondary education program of the 
Department of Defense education program. 
Subtitle H—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 581. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RE-
CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MED-
ALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘wears,’’; and 
(2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: 
‘‘(b) FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RE-
CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Whoever, 
with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible 
benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of 
a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
one year, or both.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER MEDALS.—Section 
704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If a decoration’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a decoration’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘a combat badge,’’ after ‘‘1129 
of title 10,’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) COMBAT
BADGE
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat In-
fantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat 
Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat 
Action Medal.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections 
(c)(1) and (d) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’. 
SEC. 582. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MEDALS 
OF HONOR THAT MAY BE AWARDED TO THE 
SAME MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor, distin-
guished-service cross,’’ and inserting ‘‘distinguished-service 
cross’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Section 6247 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of 
honor,’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘medal of honor, Air 
Force cross,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force Cross’’. 
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SEC. 583. STANDARDIZATION OF TIME-LIMITS FOR RECOM-
MENDING AND AWARDING MEDAL OF HONOR, 
DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS, 
NAVY 
CROSS, AIR FORCE CROSS, AND DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 3744(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
(b) AIR FORCE.—Section 8744(b) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘three years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘five years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘three years’’. 
SEC. 584. RECODIFICATION AND REVISION OF ARMY, NAVY, 
AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD MEDAL OF 
HONOR ROLL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT AND FURNISHING OF 
CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1134 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Depart-
ment of the Air Force, and the Department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating a roll designated as the ‘Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll’. 
‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall 
enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast 
Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who 
has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has 
been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 3741, 
6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 of title 14. 
‘‘(c) ISSUANCE OF ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE.—Each 
living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be 
issued a certificate of enrollment on the roll. 
‘‘(d) ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL PENSION; NOTICE TO 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a 
certified copy of each certificate of enrollment issued under 
subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the special pension 
provided by section 1562 of title 38 to the person named 
in the certificate.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1134 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of 
Honor Roll.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL PENSION.— 
(1) AUTOMATIC ENTITLEMENT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1562 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each person’’ and inserting 
‘‘each living person’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Honor roll’’ and inserting 
‘‘Honor Roll’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (c) of section 
1561 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d) 
of section 1134a of title 10’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘date of application therefor 
under section 1560 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘date on which the person’s name is entered on 
the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard 
Medal of Honor Roll under subsection (b) of such 
section’’. 
(2) ELECTION TO DECLINE SPECIAL PENSION.— 
Such section is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(g)(1) A person who is entitled to special pension 
under subsection (a) may elect not to receive special pension 
by notifying the Secretary of such election in writing. 
‘‘(2) Upon receipt of an election made by a person 
under paragraph (1) not to receive special pension, the Sec-
retary shall cease payments of special pension to the per-
son.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF RECODIFIED PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tions 1560 and 1561 of title 38, United States Code, 
are repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 15 of such title is 
amended by striking the items relating to sections 
1560 and 1561. 
(d) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply with respect to Medals of 
Honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 585. TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF THE ATTACKS AT RE-
CRUITING STATION IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKAN-
SAS, AND AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 
(a) AWARD OF PURPLE HEART REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of the military department concerned shall award 
the Purple Heart to the members of the Armed Forces who 
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