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were killed or wounded in the attacks that occurred at the 
recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 
2009, and at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. 
(b) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.—For purposes of all ap-
plicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member 
of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense who was killed or wounded in an attack described 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed as follows: 
(1) In the case of a member, to have been killed 
or wounded in a combat zone. 
(2) In the case of a civilian employee of the De-
partment of Defense, to have been killed or wounded 
while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency 
operation. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to a 
member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound in an 
attack subsection (a) was the result of the willful mis-
conduct of the member. 
SEC. 586. RETROACTIVE AWARD OF ARMY COMBAT ACTION 
BADGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—The Secretary of the 
Army may award the Army Combat Action Badge (estab-
lished by order of the Secretary of the Army through Head-
quarters, Department of the Army Letter 600–05–1, dated 
June 3, 2005) to a person who, while a member of the 
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Army, participated in combat during which the person per-
sonally engaged, or was personally engaged by, the enemy 
at any time during the period beginning on December 7, 
1941, and ending on September 18, 2001 (the date of the 
otherwise applicable limitation on retroactivity for the 
award of such decoration), if the Secretary determines that 
the person has not been previously recognized in an appro-
priate manner for such participation. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF BADGE.—The Secretary of the 
Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the Army 
Combat Action Badge so that eligible recipients of the Army 
Combat Action Badge pursuant to subsection (a) may pro-
cure the badge directly from suppliers, thereby eliminating 
or at least substantially reducing administrative costs for 
the Army to carry out this section. 
SEC. 587. REPORT ON NAVY REVIEW, FINDINGS, AND AC-
TIONS PERTAINING TO MEDAL OF HONOR 
NOMINATION OF MARINE CORPS SERGEANT 
RAFAEL PERALTA. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report describing the Navy review, find-
ings, and actions pertaining to the Medal of Honor nomina-
tion of Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta. The report 
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shall account for all evidence submitted with regard to the 
case. 
SEC. 588. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTIN-
GUISHED-SERVICE 
CROSS 
TO 
SERGEANT 
FIRST CLASS ROBERT F. KEISER FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limi-
tations specified in section 3144 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army is authorized and 
requested to award the Distinguished-Service Cross under 
section 3742 of such title to Sergeant First Class Robert 
F. Keiser for the acts of valor referred to in subsection (b) 
during the Korean War. 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Robert F. 
Keiser’s on November 30, 1950, as a member of the 2d Mili-
tary Police Company, 2d Infantry Division, United States 
Army, during the Division’s successful withdrawal from the 
Kunuri-Sunchon Pass. 
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Subtitle I—Other Matters 
SEC. 591. REVISION OF SPECIFIED SENIOR MILITARY COL-
LEGES 
TO 
REFLECT 
CONSOLIDATION 
OF 
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNI-
VERSITY AND GAINESVILLE STATE COLLEGE. 
Paragraph (6) of section 2111a(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) The University of North Georgia.’’. 
SEC. 592. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONCESSIONS CON-
TRACTS AT ARMY NATIONAL MILITARY CEME-
TERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 446 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 4727. Cemetery concessions contracts 
‘‘(a) CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army may enter into a contract with an appropriate entity 
for the provision of transportation, interpretative, or other 
necessary or appropriate concession services to visitors at 
the Army National Military Cemeteries. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Secretary of 
the Army shall establish and include in each concession con-
tract such requirements as the Secretary determines are nec-
essary to ensure the protection, dignity, and solemnity of 
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the cemetery at which services are provided under the con-
tract. 
‘‘(2) A concession contract shall not include operation 
of the gift shop at Arlington National Cemetery without the 
specific prior authorization by an Act of Congress. 
‘‘(c) TERM OF CONTRACTS.—(1) Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), a concession contract may be awarded 
for a period of not more than 10 years. 
‘‘(2)(A) If the Secretary of the Army determines that 
the terms and conditions of a concession contract to be en-
tered into under this section, including any required con-
struction of capital improvements, warrant entering into 
the contract for a period of greater than 10 years, the Sec-
retary may award the contract for a period of up to 20 
years. 
‘‘(B) If a concession contract is intended solely for the 
provision of transportation services, the Secretary may 
enter into the contract for a period of not more than five 
years and may extend the period of the contract for one 
or more successive five-year periods pursuant to an option 
included in the contract or a modification of the contract. 
The aggregate period of any such contract, including exten-
sions, may not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(d) FRANCHISE FEES.—A concession contract shall 
provide for payment to the United States of a franchise fee 
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