[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8516]
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SA 4830. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr.
Romney, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 E of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1043. HONORING HERSHEL WOODROW ``WOODY'' WILLIAMS AS THE
LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT OF
WORLD WAR II.
(a) Use of Rotunda.--Upon his death, Hershel Woodrow
``Woody'' Williams, who is the last surviving recipient of
the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II,
shall be permitted to lie in state in the rotunda of the
United States Capitol if he or his next of kin so elects.
(b) Implementation.--The Architect of the Capitol, under
the direction of the President pro tempore of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take the
necessary steps to implement subsection (a).
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