CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF READY RESERVE FOR AWARD OF SERVICE MEDAL FOR HEROISM.

SEC. 574. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF READY RESERVE FOR AWARD OF SERVICE MEDAL FOR HEROISM. (a) Soldier’s Medal.—Section 3750(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.”. (b) Navy and Marine Corps Medal.—Section 6246 of such title is amended— (1) by designating the text of the section as subsection (a); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) The authority in subsection (a) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.”. (c) Airman’s Medal.—Section 8750(a) of such title is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.”.