[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2909 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2909 To provide that section 6248 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to an award of the Medal of Honor to Richard G. Perez. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 1993 Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that section 6248 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to an award of the Medal of Honor to Richard G. Perez. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) notwithstanding section 6248 of title 10, United States Code (relating to time limitations in awards of certain medals to members of the naval service), the President is authorized to award the Medal of Honor in the name of Congress under section 6241 of such title to Richard G. Perez (service number 2251881), for acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving in the United States Marine Corps on January 7, 1967, in the Republic of Viet Nam. (b) The President is requested to provide an opportunity for Richard G. Perez to present evidence showing why he should be awarded the Medal of Honor. <all>