[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8276 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8276

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to 
    Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2020

   Mrs. Murphy of Florida (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Waltz) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to 
    Alwyn C. Cashe 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. AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO SERGEANT FIRST 
              CLASS ALWYN C. CASHE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION 
              IRAQI FREEDOM.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 7274 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 7271 of such title to Sergeant 
First Class Alwyn C. Cashe 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 Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe 
on October 17, 2005, as a member of the Army serving in Iraq in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom, for which he was posthumously awarded the 
Silver Star.
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