To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.

Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5459 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5459

     To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2014

Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Grimm, Mr. 
   Rangel, Mr. Owens, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Richmond, Mr. 
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rush, 
  Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Collins of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.

    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 HENRY 
              JOHNSON FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I.

    (a) Authorization.--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 Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of 
Honor under section 3741 of such title to Henry Johnson for the acts of 
valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of Henry Johnson while serving as a 
member of Company C, 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, American 
Expeditionary Forces, during combat operations against the enemy on the 
front lines of the Western Front in France on May 15, 1918, during 
World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished 
Service Cross.
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