[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1000. Mr. McCONNELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
                   GARLIN M. CONNER FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD 
                   WAR II.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding 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, the President may award the Medal of Honor under 
     section 3741 of such title to Garlin M. Conner for the acts 
     of valor during World War II described in subsection (b).
       (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the actions of Garlin M. Conner during 
     combat on January 24, 1945, as a member of the United States 
     Army in the grade of First Lieutenant in France while serving 
     with Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d 
     Infantry Division, for which he was previously awarded the 
     Distinguished Service Cross.
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