[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3507 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3507

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the rescission of a 
        military decoration except under certain circumstances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2021

 Mr. Jackson (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Norman, 
   Ms. Herrell, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
    Gohmert, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Gaetz) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the rescission of a 
        military decoration except under certain circumstances.

    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 ``Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading 
Honor Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF RESCISSION OF A MILITARY DECORATION EXCEPT UNDER 
              CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Section 1136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``No''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Rescission of Military Decoration: Prohibition; Exceptions.--
The Secretary concerned may not rescind the award of a military 
decoration described in subsection (a) after the day that is 10 years 
after the date of such award except in the following circumstances:
            ``(1) Such award was based on fraud or other 
        misinformation.
            ``(2) The individual awarded such decoration is prohibited 
        from interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery 
        Administration or Arlington National Cemetery under section 
        2411 of title 38.''.
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