[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3621 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3621

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
    To provide for the posthumous promotion of William Clark of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-leader of 
 the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular 
                                  Army.

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

SECTION 1. POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION OF WILLIAM CLARK, CO-LEADER OF THE 
              LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, TO THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN IN 
              THE REGULAR ARMY.

    William Clark, of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806, 
shall be deemed for all purposes to have held the grade of captain, 
rather than lieutenant, in the Regular Army, effective as of March 26, 
1804, and continuing until his separation from the Army on February 27, 
1807.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS.

    No person is entitled to any bonus, gratuity, pay, or allowance 
because of the provisions of section 1.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.