[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1094 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1094

  To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor 
  posthumously to Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor 
                    during Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2015

  Mr. Williams (for himself and Mr. Barton) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor 
  posthumously to Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor 
                    during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NAVY SEAL 
              CHRISTOPHER SCOTT KYLE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION 
              IRAQI FREEDOM.

    Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 6248(a) 
and 6250 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 
with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in 
the Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested to award 
the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 6241 of such title to 
Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor during Operation 
Iraqi Freedom.
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