#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ccjd  ,,an ,,act  ,to au?orize & reque/
 ! ,presid5t to aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to
 ,b5nie ,g4 ,adk9s & ,donald ,p4 ,sloat 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army = acts ( valor  
dur+ ! ,vietnam ,conflict & to au?orize 
! aw>d ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor to c]ta9 o!r  
vet]ans :o 7 previ\sly recomm5d$ = aw>d 
( ! ,m$al ( ,honor4  #a4 ,au?orization &
 reque/ = aw>d ( ,m$al ( ,honor to      
,b5nie ,g4 ,adk9s = acts ( valor dur+ ! 
,vietnam ,conflict  7a7 ,au?orization   
,not)/&+ ! "t limitations specifi$ 9    
section #cgdd ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 or any o!r "t limitation )      
respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 m$als to     
p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !       
,presid5t is au?oriz$ & reque/$ to aw>d 
! ,m$al ( ,honor "u section #cgda ( su* 
title to ,b5nie ,g4 ,adk9s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,army = ! acts ( valor dur+ !    
,vietnam ,conflict describ$ 9 subsection
 7b74  7b7 ,acts ( valor describ$ ,!    
acts ( valor ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 
are ! actions ( !n ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class

 ,b5nie ,g4 ,adk9s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,army s]v+ ) ,special ,=ces ,deta*m5t   
,a-#ajb f ,m>* #i to #ab1 #aiff1 dur+ ! 
,vietnam ,conflict = :i* he 0 orig9ally 
aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross4  #b4  
,au?orization & reque/ = aw>d ( ,m$al ( 
,honor to ,donald ,p4 ,sloat = acts (   
valor dur+ ! ,vietnam ,conflict  7a7    
,au?orization ,not)/&+ ! "t limitations 
specifi$ 9 section #cgdd ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r "t      
limitation ) respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 
m$als to p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1
 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ & reque/$ to   
aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor "u section #cgda (
 su* title to ,donald ,p4 ,sloat ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,army = ! acts ( valor    
dur+ ! ,vietnam ,conflict describ$ 9    
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,acts ( valor      
describ$ ,! acts ( valor ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a7 are ! actions ( !n       
,speciali/ ,f\r ,donald ,p4 ,sloat ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,army s]v+ ) #crd         
,platoon1 ,delta ,company1 #bnd         
,battalion1 #a/ ,infantry1 #aif? ,light 

,infantry ,brigade1 ,am]ical ,division  
on ,janu>y #ag1 #aigj1 dur+ ! ,vietnam  
,conflict4  #c4 ,au?orization = aw>d (  
,m$al ( ,honor to =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces previ\sly recomm5d$ = aw>d ( !    
,m$al ( ,honor ,section #eeb7;e7 ( !    
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjjb 7,public ,law        
#ajg-ajg2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #cgda note7 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 aft]       
,honor4--2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,9 addition  
to ! au?ority provid$ by p>agraph 7#a71 
a ,m$al ( ,honor may be aw>d$ to a      
vet]an ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o1 al?\gh n a   
,jewi%-,am]ican w> vet]an or            
,hispanic-,am]ican w> vet]an describ$ 9 
subsection 7b71 0 id5tifi$ dur+ ! review
 ( s]vice records conduct$ "u subsection
 7a7 & reg>d+ :om ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
submitt$1 be=e ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 a     
recomm5dation to ! ,presid5t t !        
,presid5t aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to t    
vet]an4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ,octob] #bh1            

#bjac4;,cl]k4