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[S. 2722 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2722

                       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 authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. 
                       Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO ED W. FREEMAN, JAMES K. 
OKUBO, AND ANDREW J. SMITH.
    (a) Inapplicability of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations in section 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation, the President may award the Medal of Honor under 
section 3741 of such title to the persons specified in subsection (b) 
for the acts specified in that subsection, the award of the Medal of 
Honor to such persons having been determined by the Secretary of the 
Army to be warranted in accordance with section 1130 of such title.
    (b) Persons Eligible To Receive the Medal of Honor.--The persons 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
        (1) Ed W. Freeman, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and 
    intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty on 
    November 14, 1965, as flight leader and second-in-command of a 
    helicopter lift unit at landing zone X-Ray in the Battle of the Ia 
    Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam, during the Vietnam War, while 
    serving in the grade of Captain in Alpha Company, 229th Assault 
    Helicopter Battalion, 101st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
        (2) James K. Okubo, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and 
    intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty on 
    October 28 and 29, and November 4, 1944, at Foret Domaniale de 
    Champ, near Biffontaine, France, during World War II, while serving 
    as an Army medic in the grade of Technician Fifth Grade in the 
    medical detachment, 442d Regimental Combat Team.
        (3) Andrew J. Smith, for conspicuous acts of gallantry and 
    intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty on 
    November 30, 1864, in the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, 
    during the Civil War, while serving as a corporal in the 55th 
    Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment.
    (c) Posthumous Award.--The Medal of Honor may be awarded under this 
section posthumously, as provided in section 3752 of title 10, United 
States Code.
    (d) Prior Award.--The Medal of Honor may be awarded under this 
section for service for which a Silver Star, or other award, has been 
awarded.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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