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[H.R. 606 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 606
To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to conduct a
review of military service records to determine whether certain Jewish
American war veterans, including those previously awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross, should be
awarded the Medal of Honor.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2001
Mr. Wexler (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Cantor)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to conduct a
review of military service records to determine whether certain Jewish
American war veterans, including those previously awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross, should be
awarded the Medal of Honor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leonard Kravitz Jewish War Veterans
Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW REGARDING AWARD OF CONGRESSIONAL 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
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 who was previously
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the
Air Force Cross.
(2) Any other Jewish American war veteran whose name is
submitted to the Secretary concerned for such purpose by the
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America 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 (a).
(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
(2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on--
(A) the time for awarding the Medal of Honor; or
(B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for service
for which a Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross,
Air Force Cross, or any other decoration has been
awarded.
(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.
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