[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4445 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4445

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 20, 2004

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clay, 
 Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Ballance, Mr. 
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hastings 
 of Florida, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, 
 Ms. Carson of Indiana, and Mrs. Christensen) 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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