[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1994 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1994

To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member 
                    of the Navy during World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2001

   Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
      Clayton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lewis 
  of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Ms. Lee) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member 
                    of the Navy during World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time 
limitations specified in section 6248(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, shall not apply with respect to the posthumous award of the 
Congressional Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Doris 
Miller (service number 356-12-35) for acts of heroism during World War 
II while a member of the United States Navy.
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