[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4863

   To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Master 
  Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for acts of valor 
                          during World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2016

  Mr. Duncan of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Cohen) 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 Master 
  Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for acts of valor 
                          during World War II.

    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 ``Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold 
Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO MASTER SERGEANT 
              RODDIE EDMONDS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR II.

    (a) Authorization.--The President may award the Medal of Honor 
under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to Master Sergeant 
Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for the acts of valor 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds to save the lives 
of an estimated more than 200 Jewish members of the United States Armed 
Forces.
    (c) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award under subsection (a) may 
be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 
3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation 
established by law or regulation with respect to the awarding of 
certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces.
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