[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5208 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5208

 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Brian 
R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for acts of valor on 
                            March 25, 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2019

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was 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 Brian 
R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for acts of valor on 
                            March 25, 2003.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MAJOR BRIAN 
              R. CHONTOSH, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (RETIRED).

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 8298 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 may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to Major 
Brian R. Chontosh, United States Marine Corps (retired), for the acts 
of valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of Brian R. Chontosh on March 25, 2003, 
as a member of the Marine Corps in the grade of First Lieutenant while 
serving in Iraq as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons 
Company, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine 
Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, for which 
he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.
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