| |
SEC.
551. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR ..... Jewish Veterans
|
|
|
Conspicuous
acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond
the call of duty between October 29, 1963, and September 26, 1965,
while interned as a prisoner of war by the Vietnamese Communist
National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) in the Republic of Vietnam.
|
|
|
Conspicuous
acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond
the call of duty on February 26, 1971, while piloting a Scout
helicopter on a close-support reconnaissance mission in support of the
Army of the Republic of Vietnam Task Force 333 in the Kingdom of
Cambodia.
|
|
|
Conspicuous
acts ofgallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond
the call of duty on July 7, 1944, while defending the soldiers under
his care as the Surgeon, 2d Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th
Infantry Division against an overwhelming enemy force at Saipan,
Marianas Islands.
|
(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
military service, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section
3741 of that title to any of the persons named in subsections (b), (c),
and (d) for the acts of valor referred to in those respective subsections.
(b)
HUMBERT R.
VERSACE-
Subsection (a) applies with respect to Humbert R.
Versace
(c)
JON E. SWANSON-
Subsection (a) applies with respect to Jon E. Swanson
(d)
BEN L. SALOMON- Subsection
(a) applies with respect to Ben L. Salomon
SEC. 552.
REVIEW REGARDING
AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO CERTAIN
JEWISH
AMERICAN WAR VETERANS.
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED- The
Secretary of each military department shall review the service records of
each
Jewish
American war veteran or
Hispanic American war veteran described in subsection (b) to determine
whether that veteran should be awarded the Medal of Honor.
(b) COVERED
JEWISH
AMERICAN WAR VETERANS - The
Jewish
American war veterans whose service records are to be reviewed under
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Any
Jewish
American war veteran or Hispanic American war veteran who was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Any other
Jewish
American war veteran or Hispanic American war veteran whose name is
submitted to the Secretary concerned for such purpose before the end of
the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
CONSULTATIONS-
In carrying out the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of each
military department shall
consult with the
Jewish
War Veterans of the United States of America
and with such other veterans service organizations as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(d) RECOMMENDATION BASED ON
REVIEW- If the Secretary concerned determines, based upon the review under
subsection (a) of the service records of any
Jewish
American war veteran, that the award of the Medal of Honor to that veteran
is warranted, the Secretary shall submit to the President a recommendation
that the President award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.
(e)
AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR-
A Medal of Honor may be awarded to a
Jewish
American war veteran in accordance with a recommendation of the
Secretary concerned under subsection (d).
(f) WAIVER OF TIME
LIMITATIONS- An award of the Medal of Honor may be made under subsection
(e) without regard to-
(1) section 3744, 6248,
or 8744 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable; and
(g) DEFINITION- For
purposes of this section, the term `Jewish
American war veteran' means any person who served in the Armed
Forces during World War II or a later period of war and who identified
himself or herself as
Jewish
on his or her military personnel records.
Library of Congress
|
|
