Public Law 116–210: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.Public Law210Public Law 116–210134 Stat. 10162020-12-042020-12-04United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–210—DEC. 4, 2020134 STAT. 1016Public Law116–210116th CongressAn ActTo authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Dec. 4, 2020
[H.R. 8276]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ALWYN C. CASHE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.—Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7271 of such title to Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe on October 17, 2005, as a member of the Army serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, for which he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.ApprovedDecember 4, 2020.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 8276:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):