I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1532 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2009 Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations on the award of the congressional medal of honor.

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Elimination of statute of limitations on award of congressional medal of honor

(a)

Army

Section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b), by striking medal of honor,; (2)in subsection (d), by striking medal of honor,; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e)No medal of honor or device in place thereof may be awarded to a person unless it appears from records of the Department of the Army that the person is entitled to the award.. (b)

Navy and Marine Corps

(1)

Limitations of time

Section 6248 of such title is amended— (A)in subsection (a), by striking medal of honor,; and (B)in subsection (b), by striking medal of honor,. (2)

Posthumous awards

Section 6250 of such title is amended— (A)by inserting (a) Award authorized; time limitation.— before If; and (B)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b)

Exception for medal of honor

The time limitation specified in subsection (a) does not apply in the case of the posthumous award of the medal of honor.. (c)

Air Force

Section 8744 of such title is amended— (1)in subsection (b), by striking medal of honor,; (2)in subsection (d), by striking medal of honor,; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e)No medal of honor or device in place thereof may be awarded to a person unless it appears from records of the Department of the Air Force that the person is entitled to the award..