[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2250 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2250

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Charles 
   S. Kettles of the United States Army for acts of valor during the 
                              Vietnam War.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2015

  Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Charles 
   S. Kettles of the United States Army for acts of valor during the 
                              Vietnam War.

    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 CHARLES S. 
              KETTLES FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

    (a) Authorization.--The President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to Charles S. 
Kettles for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of Charles S. Kettles during combat 
operations on May 15, 1967, while serving as Flight Commander, 176th 
Aviation Company, 14th Aviation Battalion, Task Force Oregon, Republic 
of Vietnam, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished 
Service Cross.
    (c) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award under subsection (a) may 
be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 
3744 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.
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