[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 566 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 566

To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
 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

                            January 18, 2007

Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
   Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
  Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain 
  military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the 
 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,

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
              DORIS MILLER FOR VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY DURING 
              WORLD WAR II.

    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 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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