[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7194 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.7194
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
An Act
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas
Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in
Afghanistan.
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 ``Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor
Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NICHOLAS DOCKERY
FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Authorization.--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 is authorized to award
the Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Nicholas
Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery for the acts of valor
described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in
section 2 of this Act are the actions of Nicholas Dockery, as a member
of the Army, on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for
which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.