[105th Congress Public Law 103]
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Public Law 105-103
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal 
of Honor to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for 
acts of valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam 
  during the Vietnam conflict. <<NOTE: Nov. 20, 1997 -  [H.R. 2813]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ROBERT R. INGRAM FOR 
            VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 6248 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 naval service, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of that title to Robert R. 
Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for the acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of Robert R. Ingram on March 28, 1966, as a Hospital 
Corpsman Third Class in the Navy serving in the Republic of Vietnam with 
Company C of the First Battalion, Seventh Marines, during a combat 
operation designated as Operation Indiana.

    Approved November 20, 1997.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2813:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997):
            Nov. 8, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate.

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