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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 PROGRAMS PROVIDING CAMP EX-
PERIENCE FOR CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMI-
LIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may pro-
vide financial or non-monetary support to qualified non-
profit organizations in order to assist such organizations 
in carrying out programs to support the attendance at a 
camp or camp-like setting of children of military families 
who have experienced the death of a family member or other 
loved one or who have another family member living with 
a substance use disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. 
(b) APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each organization seeking 
support pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefor containing such in-
formation as the Secretary shall specify for purposes 
of this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the program for which 
support is being sought, including the location of 
the setting or settings under the program, the du-
ration of such setting or setting, any local part-
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ners participating in or contributing to the pro-
gram, and the ratio of counselors, trained volun-
teers, or both to children at such setting or set-
tings. 
(B) An estimate of the number of children 
of military families to be supported using the 
support sought. 
(C) A description of the type of activities 
that will be conducted using the support sought, 
including the manner in which activities are 
particularly supportive to children of military 
families described in subsection (a). 
(D) A description of the outreach conducted 
or to be conducted by the organization to mili-
tary families regarding the program. 
(c) PREFERENCE IN APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall accord a preference in the approval of 
applications submitted pursuant to subsection (b) to appli-
cations submitted by organizations that— 
(1) provide a traditional camp or camp-like en-
vironment setting that is hosted by an accredited 
service provider or facility; 
(2) offer activities in that setting that— 
(A) includes a continued care model; 
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(B) is tailored to the needs of children and 
uses recognized best practices; 
(C) exhibits an adequate understanding and 
recognition of appropriate military culture and 
traditions; and 
(D) places a focus on peer-to-peer support 
and activities; 
(3) offers post-camp and continuing bereavement 
or addiction-prevention support, as applicable; 
(4) offer support services for children and fami-
lies; and 
(5) provides for evaluations of the camp experi-
ence by children and their families after camp. 
(d) USE OF SUPPORT.—Support provided by the Sec-
retary to an organization pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be used by the organization to support attendance at a 
camp or camp-like setting of children of military families 
described in subsection (a). 
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Subtitle G—Decorations and 
Awards 
SEC. 581. REVIEW REGARDING AWARD OF MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO CERTAIN ASIAN AMERICAN AND 
NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER WAR 
VETERANS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department shall review the service records of each 
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander war 
veteran described in subsection (b) to determine whether 
that veteran should be awarded the Medal of Honor. 
(b) COVERED VETERANS.— The Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander war veterans whose serv-
ice records are to be reviewed under subsection (a) are the 
following: 
(1) Any Asian American or Native American 
Pacific Islander war veteran who was awarded the 
Distinguished-Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the 
Air Force Cross during the Korean War or the Viet-
nam War. 
(2) Any other Asian American or Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander war veteran whose name is sub-
mitted to the Secretary concerned for such purpose be-
fore the end of the one-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(c) CONSULTATIONS.—In carrying out the review 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of each military depart-
ment shall consult with such veterans service organizations 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON REVIEW.—If the 
Secretary concerned determines, based upon the review 
under subsection (a) of the service records of any Asian 
American or Native American Pacific Islander war veteran, 
that the award of the Medal of Honor to that veteran is 
warranted, the Secretary shall submit to the President a 
recommendation that the President award the Medal of 
Honor to that veteran. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR.—A 
Medal of Honor may be awarded to an Asian American 
or Native American Pacific Islander war veteran in accord-
ance with a recommendation of the Secretary concerned 
under subsection (d). 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—No Medal of 
Honor may be awarded pursuant to subsection (e) until the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives notice 
of the recommendations under subsection (d), including the 
name of each Asian American or Native American Pacific 
Islander war veteran recommended to be awarded a Medal 
of Honor and the rationale for such recommendation. 
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(g) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—An award of the 
Medal of Honor may be made under subsection (e) without 
regard to— 
(1) section 3744, 6248, or 8744 of title 10, 
United States Code, as applicable; and 
(2) any regulation or other administrative re-
striction on— 
(A) the time for awarding the Medal of 
Honor; or 
(B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for 
service for which a Distinguished-Service Cross, 
Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross has been award-
ed. 
(h) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘Native 
American Pacific Islander’’ means a Native Hawaiian or 
Native American Pacific Islander, as those terms are de-
fined in section 815 of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992c). 
SEC. 582. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDALS FOR 
ACTS OF VALOR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limi-
tations specified in sections 3744, 6248, 8744 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other time limitation with re-
spect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who 
served in the United States Armed Forces, the President 
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(3) The Navy Cross under section 6242 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(4) The Air Force Cross under section 8742 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(5) The Silver Star under section 3746, 6244, or 
8746 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) TERMINATION.—No medal may be awarded under 
this section after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 583. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO GARY M. ROSE FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time limi-
tations specified in section 3744 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 President is authorized to award the 
Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to Gary 
M. Rose for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Gary M. Rose 
in Laos from September 11 through 14, 1970, during the 
Vietnam War while a member of the United States Army, 
Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Obser-
vation Group (MACVSOG). 
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SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF 
HONOR TO CHARLES S. KETTLES FOR ACTS 
OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. 
(a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, 
United States Code, or any other time limitation with re-
spect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who 
served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the 
Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to Charles 
S. Kettles for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Charles S. 
Kettles during combat operations on May 15, 1967, while 
serving as Flight Commander, 176th Aviation Company, 
14th Aviation Battalion, Task Force Oregon, Republic of 
Vietnam, for which he was previously awarded the Distin-
guished-Service Cross. 
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Subtitle H—Miscellaneous Reports 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 591. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS IN ARLINGTON 
NATIONAL CEMETERY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 
WHOSE SERVICE IS DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2410 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 
cremated remains of any person described in paragraph (2) 
are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery 
with military honors in accordance with section 1491 of 
title 10. 
‘‘(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person 
whose service has been determined to be active duty service 
pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement Act 
of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as of the 
date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to— 
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(A) the remains of a person that are not 
formally interred or inurned as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(B) a person who dies on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) FORMALLY
INTERRED
OR
INURNED
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘formally in-
terred or inurned’’ means interred or inurned in a 
cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or 
other similar formal location. 
(c) REPORT ON CAPACITY OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment capac-
ity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— 
(1) the estimated date that the Secretary deter-
mines the cemetery will reach maximum interment 
and inurnment capacity; and 
(2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of 
the cemetery to the United States, recommendations 
for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that 
the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that the 
maximum interment and inurnment capacity of the 
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cemetery is not reached until well into the future, in-
cluding such actions and options with respect to— 
(A) redefining eligibility criteria for inter-
ment and inurnment in the cemetery; and 
(B) considerations for additional expansion 
opportunities beyond the current boundaries of 
the cemetery. 
SEC. 592. REPRESENTATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ON BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND 
COMMITTEES 
MAKING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
RELATING TO MILITARY PERSONNEL ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 190. Representation on boards, councils, and com-
mittees making recommendations relating 
to military personnel issues 
‘‘(a) REPRESENTATION REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any board, council, or com-
mittee established under this chapter that is responsible for 
making any recommendation relating to any military per-
sonnel issue affecting enlisted members of the armed forces 
shall include representation on the board, council, or com-
mittee from enlisted members of the armed forces or retired 
enlisted members of the armed forces. 
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