[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3239]
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SA 2318. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 appropriae place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF
HONOR TO DANIEL BUSCH FOR THE ACTS OF VALOR
DURING THE BATTLE OF MOGADISHU.
(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 posthumously award the Medal of
Honor under section 3741 of such title to Staff Sergeant
Daniel Busch, formerly of Portage, Wisconsin, for the acts of
valor during the Battle of Mogadishu described in subsection
(b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to
in subsection (a) are the actions of Staff Sergeant Daniel
Busch on October 3 and 4, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, during
the Battle of Mogadishu when he gallantly defended the crew
of a downed MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter against a numerically
superior enemy force and was mortally wounded.
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