A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Sponsor: Roger F. Wicker (Republican-MS)March 23, 2026

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Military lawyers would get clearer licensing rules; a veteran's medal award would be clarified

This bill would make small updates to a defense law passed earlier this year. It would clarify the rules for military lawyers, ensuring they maintain a good standing license to practice law. It would also remove the word "posthumous" from the description of a Distinguished-service Cross award for Vietnam veteran Isaac "Ike" Camacho.

What Would Change

Today, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has specific wording for military lawyer qualifications and the description of Isaac "Ike" Camacho's medal. If this bill passes, military lawyers' qualifications would explicitly require maintaining a good standing law license, and the word "posthumous" would be removed from Isaac "Ike" Camacho's medal award description.

Key Provisions

Clarifies that military lawyers must keep a valid law license to practice.
Removes the word "posthumous" from the description of a medal for Vietnam veteran Isaac "Ike" Camacho.

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S 4164 · 119th Congress · March 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

What Would Change

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