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 116 STAT. 2548 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 the House of Representatives a report on the Secretary's findings and conclusions resulting from the review. The report shall include the following matters: (1) The Secretary's views on the adequacy of the existing funding sources for the programs referred to in subsection (a). (2) Any recommendations that the Secretary may have regarding limitations on the use of such funding sources or any inadequacies in the funding for such programs. (3) An assessment of the issues related to, and recommendations of the Secretary for, achieving consistent funding and policy treatment with regard to participation by active and reserve component personnel in athletic competitions. (4) Any recommended legislation that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding such programs. SEC. 535. REPEAL OF BAR TO ELIGIBILITY OF ARMY COLLEGE FIRST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER STU- DENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. Subsection (e) of section 573 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 513 note) is repealed. Subtitle E—Decorations and Awards SEC, 541. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF ARMY DISTIN- GUISHED-SERVICE CROSS TO CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) WAIVER.— Any limitation established by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a military decoration or award must be submitted shall not apply to awards of decorations described in subsection (b), the award of each such decoration having been determined by the Secretary of the Army to be warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United States Code. Applicability. (b) DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE CROSS OF THE ARMY.— Subsection (a) applies to the award of the Distinguished-Service Cross of the Army as follows: (1) To Henry Johnson of Albany, New York, for extraordinary heroism in France during the period of May 13 to 15, 1918, while serving as a member of the Army. (2) To Hilliard Carter of Jackson, Mississippi, for extraordinary heroism in actions near Troung Loung, Republic of Vietnam, on September 28, 1966, while serving as a member of the Army. (3) To Albert C. Welch of Florrisant, Colorado, for extraordinary heroism in actions in Ong Thanh, Binh Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, on October 17, 1967, while serving as a member of the Army. SEC. 542. OPTION TO CONVERT AWARD OF ARMED FORCES EXPEDI- TIONARY MEDAL AWARDED FOR OPERATION FREQUENT WIND TO VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of the military department concerned shall, upon the application of an individual who is an eligible Vietnam evacuation veteran, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal, notwithstanding any otherwise applicable requirements for the award of that medal. Any such award shall

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