[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2039 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2039

To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
 of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Rex T. Barber, of Terrebonne, 
Oregon, for acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting 
down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2004

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) 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 posthumously to Rex T. Barber, of Terrebonne, 
Oregon, for acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting 
down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

    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 THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO REX T. BARBER 
              FOR VALOR DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation applicable with respect to the awarding of 
certain medals to persons who served in the Air Force, the President is 
authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor posthumously under 
section 3741 of that title to Colonel (retired) Rex T. Barber, United 
States Air Force, of Terrebonne, Oregon, for the acts of valor referred 
to in subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity of Rex T. 
Barber at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty on 
April 18, 1943, while serving as a first lieutenant in the 339th 
Fighter Squadron of the South Pacific Air Forces, Army Air Corps, in 
successfully attacking and shooting down the enemy bomber aircraft 
transporting Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander in Chief of the 
Combined Japanese Fleet and architect of Japan's attack on Pearl 
Harbor.
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