,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbcc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ac1 #bjad ,mr4 ,bishop of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hurt1 and ,mr4 ,israel7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,president to award the ,medal of ,honor posthumously to ,lance ,corporal ,jordan ,c4 ,haerter and ,corporal ,jonathan ,yale of the ,marine ,corps for acts of valor during ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom in ,april #bjjh4 #a4 ,authorization for award of the ,medal of ,honor to ,lance ,corporal ,jordan ,c4 ,haerter and ,corporal ,jonathan ,yale for acts of valor during ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom 7a7 ,waiver of time limitations ,notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections #fbdh and #fbej of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the ,armed ,forces1 the ,president may award the ,medal of ,honor posthumously under section #fbda of such title to ,lance ,corporal ,jordan ,c4 ,haerter and ,corporal ,jonathan ,yale of the ,marine ,corps for the acts of valor during ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom described in subsection 7b7 for which they were originally awarded the ,navy ,cross4 7b7 ,acts of ,valor ,described ,the acts of valor referred to in subsection 7a7 are the actions of ,lance ,corporal ,jordan ,c4 ,haerter and ,corporal ,jonathan ,yale on ,april #bb1 #bjjh1 while serving as ,riflemen1 #c;d ,platoon1 ,weapons ,company1 ,first ,battalion1 ,ninth ,marines1 ,regimental ,combat ,team #a1 ,i ,marine ,expeditionary ,force 7,forward7 in support of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 in defending a checkpoint in ,ramadi1 ,iraq1 from a suicide bomber driving a truck carrying a large quantity of explosives and1 at the cost of their own lives1 saving the lives of more than #ej ,marines and ,iraqi policemen4