,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #befa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,/iv]s 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4  
,tib]i1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4  
,jordan1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 
,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,ryan (      
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,r5acci1 & ,mr4 ,turn]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to aw>d
 ! ,m$al ( ,honor po/hum\sly to ,paul   
,a4 ,smi?hisl] = acts ( valor 9 ,novemb]
 #aiah dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,paul ,a4    
,smi?hisl] ,m$al ( ,honor ,act4  #b4    
,au?orization = po/hum\s aw>d ( ! ,m$al 
( ,honor to ,paul ,a4 ,smi?hisl] = acts 
( valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i  7a7 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,paul ,a4 ,smi?hisl] 0 born 9 ,m\nt     
,v]non1 ,ohio1 on ,novemb] #b1 #ahhi1 & 
s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,i z a s]geant 9 ! ,ohio ,army      

,national ,gu>d's #cg? ,infantry        
,division1 nicknam$ ! ,buckeye          
,division4  7#b7 ,9 late ,octob] #aiah1 
heavily =tifi$ ,g]man def5ses repell$   
sev]al ,alli$ attempts to cross !       
,escaut ,riv] 9 ,belgium be=e ! mission 
0 assign$ to ! #cg? ,infantry ,division4
  7#c7 ,9 prep>ation = an attack by !   
#cg? ,infantry ,division across !       
,escaut ,riv] aga9/ ! ,g]man def5ses1 ! 
#aab? ,eng9e] ,regim5t ( ! ,division    
reque/$ volunte]s to conduct a          
reconnaissance ( ! ,g]man positions4    
7#d7 ,aw>e ( ! trem5d\s risk to 8 life  
pres5t$ by ! entr5*$ ,g]man =ces1       
includ+ ma*9e gun positions & artill]y1 
,s]geant ,smi?hisl] volunte]$ to conduct
 ! reconnaissance mission4  7#e7 ,j be=e
 midnight on ,novemb] #a1 #aiah1        
,s]geant ,smi?hisl] swam ! #ajj-;foot   
wide icy cold wat] ( ! ,escaut ,riv] z  
,private ,frank ,burke1 ano!r volunte]1 
rema9$ prep>$ to assi/ him if necess>y4 
7#f7 ,s]geant ,smi?hisl] successfully   
mapp$ ! precise location ( ,g]man ma*9e 

gun & artill]y positions & !n swam back 
to ! ,alli$-held side ( ! riv] "u heavy 
fire1 :i* includ$ a b>rage ( poison gas 
%ells4  7#g7 ,private ,burke came to    
,s]geant ,smi?8l]'s rescue :5 he rea*$ !
 /eep riv] bank1 plac+ a protective mask
 on ,s]geant ,smi?hisl] :ile expos+     
himself to tox9s t may h contribut$ to 8
 dea? f influ5za on ,decemb] #c1 #aiah4 
7#h7 ,s]geant ,smi?hisl]'s in=mation 0  
vital to ! success ( ! subsequ5t ,alli$ 
attack & ! capture ( ! enemy's def5ses4 
7#i7 ,= 8 brav]y1 ,smi?hisl] 0 aw>d$ !  
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross & ! ,fr5*      
,croix de ,gu]re ) ,silv] ,/>4  7b7     
,waiv] ( "t limitations ,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 may aw>d ! ,m$al (  
,honor po/hum\sly "u section #cgda ( su*
 title to ,s]geant ,paul ,a4 ,smi?hisl] 
= ! acts ( valor dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = :i* ,s]geant

 ,smi?hisl] orig9ally 0 aw>d$ !         
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross4  7c7 ,s5se (  
congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1    
%\ld ! ,presid5t ex]cise ! discretion   
provid$ by subsection 7b7 to aw>d !     
,m$al ( ,honor to ,s]geant ,paul ,a4    
,smi?hisl]1 ,novemb] #aa1 #bjah1 ! #ajj?
 anniv]s>y ( ! armi/ice t end$ =mal     
ho/ilities 9 we/]n ,europe dur+ ,_w ,w> 
,i1 w\ld be an appropriate occasion ^u  
:i* to make ! aw>d4