[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1428 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1428

To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
 of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, 
  for acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of 
                  Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 1997

  Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Bumpers) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
 of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, 
  for acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of 
                  Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ROBERT R. INGRAM 
              FOR VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 6248 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 naval service, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of that title to Robert R. 
Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for the acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of Robert R. Ingram on March 28, 1966, as a 
Hospital Corpsman Third Class in the Navy serving in the Republic of 
Vietnam with Company C of the First Battalion, Seventh Marines, during 
a combat operation designated as Operation Indiana.
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