,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhaa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ah1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the award of the ,distinguished ,service ,cross to ,chaplain 7,first ,lieutenant7 ,joseph ,verbis ,la,fleur for acts of valor during ,world ,war ,,ii4 #a4 ,authorization for award of the ,distinguished ,service ,cross to ,chaplain 7,first ,lieutenant7 ,joseph ,verbis ,la,fleur for acts of valor during ,world ,war ,,ii 7a7 ,authorization ,notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section #cgdd 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 ,secretary of the ,army may award the ,distinguished ,service ,cross under section #cgdb of that title to ,chaplain 7,first ,lieutenant7 ,joseph ,verbis ,la,fleur for the acts of valor referred to in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,acts of valor described ,the acts of valor referred to in subsection 7a7 are the actions of ,chaplain 7,first ,lieutenant7 ,joseph ,verbis ,la,fleur while interred as a ,prisoner of ,war by ,japan from ,december #cj1 #aida1 to ,september #g1 #aidd4