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SECTION 1. AWARD OF RANGER TAB FOR CERTAIN SERVICE IN VIETNAM.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may award the Ranger Tab
to any person who is eligible for the award under subsection (b) and
for whom an application for the award is submitted in accordance with
subsection (d).
(b) Eligibility.--A person is eligible for award of the Ranger Tab
under subsection (a) if the person--
(1) while serving on active duty in the Army and--
(A) while assigned to the Military Assistance
Advisory Group at any time during 1960, 1961, or 1962,
or to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam at any
time after 1961 and before 1974, served for at least 30
consecutive days in the Republic of Vietnam as an Army
Ranger advisor to one or more Biet Dong-Quan (BDO)
Ranger units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam; or
(B) while assigned to a unit identified in a table
in subsection (c), served for at least 30 consecutive
days in the Republic of Vietnam during the period
specified in that table for such unit;
(2) has been awarded the combat infantryman badge or the
combat medical badge for the service in such assignment during
that period or for service in the Armed Forces before such
service in that assignment; and
(3) since the beginning of the service in such assignment--
(A) has not been discharged from the Armed Forces
with a discharge other than an honorable discharge; or
(B) in the case of a commissioned officer, has not
been dismissed from the Armed Forces and has not been
released from active duty with a characterization of
service in the Armed Forces that is less favorable than
honorable.
(c) Units and Periods of Service.--The units and periods of service
referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) are as follows:

Table 1
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs)
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Period
Unit ------------------------------------
Beginning Ending
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173d Airborne Brigade (Separate), May 1, 1965 December 20,
LRRP (Provisional). 1967
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne July 1, 1965 January 10, 1968
Division, LRRP (Provisional).
1st Infantry Division, LRRP October 1, 1965 December 20,
(Provisional). 1967
1st Cavalry Division, LRRP September 1, 1965 December 20,
(Provisional). 1967
4th Infantry Division, LRRP September 1, 1966 December 20,
(Provisional). 1967
9th Infantry Division, LRRP January 1, 1967 December 20,
(Provisional). 1967
25th Infantry Division, LRRP March 1, 1966 December 20,
(Provisional). 1967
196th Infantry Brigade (Separate), January 1, 1967 December 20,
LRRP (Provisional). 1967.
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Table 2
Long Range Patrol (LRP) Companies and Detachments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Period
Unit ------------------------------------
Beginning Ending
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company E, 20th Infantry (LRP)..... September 25, February 1, 1969
1967
Company F, 51st Infantry (LRP)..... September 25, February 1, 1969
1967
Company D, 151st Infantry (LRP).... December 26, 1968 February 1, 1969
Company E, 50th Infantry (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
Company F, 50th Infantry (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
Company E, 51st Infantry (LRP)..... December 12, 1968 February 1, 1969
Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
Company F, 52nd Infantry (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
Company E, 58th Infantry (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
Company F, 58th Infantry (LRP)..... January 10, 1968 February 1, 1969
71st Infantry Detachment (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
74th Infantry Detachment (LRP)..... December 20, 1967 February 1, 1969
78th Infantry Detachment (LRP)..... December 15, 1968 February 1, 1969
79th Infantry Detachment (LRP)..... December 15, 1968 February 1,
1969.
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Table 3
Ranger Companies
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Period
Unit ------------------------------------
Beginning Ending
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Company C, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 October 25, 1971
Company D, (Ranger), 151st Infantry February 1, 1969 November 20,
1971
Company D, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. November 20, 1969 April 10, 1970
Company E, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 October 12, 1970
Company F, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 March 15, 1971
Company G, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 October 1, 1971
Company H, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 August 15, 1972
Company I, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 April 7, 1970
Company K, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 December 10,
1970
Company L, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 December 26,
1970
Company M, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 October 12, 1970
Company N, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 August 25, 1971
Company O, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 November 20,
1969
Company P, (Ranger), 75th Infantry. February 1, 1969 August 31, 1971.
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(d) Application Required.--(1) To receive a Ranger Tab under the
authority of subsection (a), a person shall submit to the Secretary of
the Army a written application together with detailed information and
documentation demonstrating eligibility for the award. An application
may be submitted on behalf of a person by any other person.
(2) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe in regulations--
(A) the form and the manner for submission of the
application required under paragraph (1); and
(B) the information and documentation that the Secretary
considers necessary to demonstrate eligibility for award of the
Ranger Tab under subsection (b).
(e) Active Duty Defined.--In this section, the term ''active duty''
has the meaning given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10,
United States Code.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award a Ranger Tab to certain individuals assigned to specified Army units and performing active duty for specified periods in the Republic of Vietnam between 1960 and 1974. Requires written application for such award.