[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5749]
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SA 6226. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Thune) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by
Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023
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. 589. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO E.
ROYCE WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE
KOREAN WAR.
(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations specified in section 8298 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 8291 of such title to E. Royce Williams for the acts
of valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described
in this subsection are the actions of E. Royce Williams, as a
lieutenant in the Navy, on November 18, 1952.
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