ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE MEDAL.

SEC. 303. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE MEDAL. (a) In General.—Any member of the United States Armed Forces who serves in a combat zone in connection with the Persian Gulf conflict shall be eligible for a silver medal referred to in section 302. (b) Determination.—Eligibility under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense and such Secretary shall establish a list of the names of such eligible individuals before the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the entitlement of this title. (c) Next of Kin.—If any member referred to in subsection (a) is deceased, the next of kin of such member may receive the medal referred to in section 302. (d) Delivery.—The medals struck pursuant to section 302(a) shall be delivered by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Defense shall arrange for the distribution of the medals to the eligible individuals.