[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5839 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5839

 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Charles R. 
 Johnson for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the 
                                 Army.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2021

 Mr. Delgado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Charles R. 
 Johnson for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the 
                                 Army.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO CHARLES R. 
              JOHNSON FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified 
in section 7274 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 7271 of such title to Charles R. 
Johnson for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this 
subsection are the actions of Charles R. Johnson as a private first 
class in the Army, on June 11 and 12, 1953, during the Korean War, for 
which he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
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