[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 566 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 566 To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2007 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy 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. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS ON AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO DORIS MILLER FOR VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II. The time limitations specified in section 6248(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Doris Miller (service number 356-12-35) for acts of heroism during World War II while a member of the United States Navy. <all>