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 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2549 be made in lieu of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded the individual for participation in Operation Frequent Wind. (b) ELIGIBLE VIETNAM EVACUATION VETERAN.—For purposes of this section, the term "eligible Vietnam evacuation veteran" means a member or former member of the Armed Forces who was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in military operations designated as Operation Frequent Wind arising from the evacuation of Vietnam on April 29 and 30, 1975. SEC. 543. KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: 10 USC 3755 (1) More than 40,000 members of the United States Armed note. Forces have served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto each year since the signing of the cease-fire agreement in July 1953 ending the Korean War. (2) An estimated 1,200 members of the United States Armed Forces have died as a direct result of their service in Korea since the cease-fire agreement in July 1953. (b) ARMY.— (1) Chapter 357 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 3755. Korea Defense Service Medal "(a) The Secretary of the Army shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Army served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c). "(b) In this section, the term 'KDSM eligibility period' means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. "(c) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "3755. Korea Defense Service Medal.". (c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. —(1) Chapter 567 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 6257. Korea Defense Service Medal "(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the ICDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c). "(b) In this section, the term 'KDSM eligibility period' means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined

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