,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbdi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 and ,ms4 ,houlahan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the review of the service of certain members of the ,armed ,forces during ,world ,war ,i to determine if such members should be awarded the ,medal of ,honor1 to authorize the award of the ,medal of ,honor based on the results of the review1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,world ,war ,i ,valor ,medals ,review ,act4 #b4 ,review on award of the ,medal of ,honor to certain ,world ,war ,i veterans 7a7 ,review required ,each ,secretary concerned shall review the service records of each ,world ,war ,i veteran described in subsection 7b7 under the jurisdiction of such ,secretary who is recommended for such review by the ,valor ,medals ,review ,task ,force referred to in subsection 7c71 or another veterans service organization1 in order to determine whether such veteran should be awarded the ,medal of ,honor for valor during ,world ,war ,i4 7b7 ,covered ,world ,war ,i veterans ,the ,world ,war ,i veterans whose service records are to be reviewed under subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7 ,any ,african ,american war veteran1 ,asian ,american war veteran1 ,hispanic ,american war veteran1 ,jewish ,american war veteran1 or ,native ,american war veteran who was awarded the ,distinguished ,service ,cross or the ,navy ,cross for an action that occurred between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah4 7#b7 ,any ,african ,american war veteran1 ,asian ,american war veteran1 ,hispanic ,american war veteran1 ,jewish ,american war veteran1 or ,native ,american war veteran who was awarded the ,croix de ,guerre with ,palm 7that is1 awarded at the ,army level or above7 by the ,government of ,france for an action that occurred between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah4 7#c7 ,any ,african ,american war veteran1 ,asian ,american war veteran1 ,hispanic ,american war veteran1 ,jewish ,american war veteran1 or ,native ,american war veteran who was recommended for a ,medal of ,honor for an action that occurred from ,april #f1 #aiag1 to ,november #aa1 #aiah4 7c7 ,consultations ,in carrying out the review under subsection 7a71 each ,secretary concerned shall consult at least once each fiscal year quarter with the ,valor ,medals ,review ,task ,force1 jointly established by the ,united ,states ,foundation for the ,commemoration of the ,world ,wars 7in consultation with the ,united ,states ,world ,war ,one ,centennial ,commission7 and the ,george ,s4 ,robb ,centre for the ,study of the ,great ,war1 and with such other veterans service organizations as such ,secretary considers appropriate1 until the conclusion of the review4 7d7 ,recommendation based on review ,if a ,secretary concerned determines1 based upon the review under subsection 7a71 that the award of the ,medal of ,honor to a covered ,world ,war ,i veteran is warranted1 such ,secretary shall submit to the ,president a recommendation that the ,president award the ,medal of ,honor to that veteran4 7e7 ,authority ,to award ,medal of ,honor ,the ,medal of ,honor may be awarded to a ,world ,war ,i veteran in accordance with a recommendation of a ,secretary concerned under subsection 7d74 7f7 ,waiver of time limitations ,an award of the ,medal of ,honor may be made under subsection 7e7 without regard to-- 7#a7 section #gbgd or #hbih of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as applicable2 and 7#b7 any regulation or other administrative restriction on-- 7,a7 the time for awarding the ,medal of ,honor2 or 7,b7 the awarding of the ,medal of ,honor for service for which a ,distinguished ,service ,cross or ,navy ,cross has been awarded4 7g7 ,definitions 7#a7 ,in general ,in this section3 7,a7 ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7i7 the ,secretary of the ,army1 in the case of members of the ,armed ,forces who served in the ,army between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah2 and 7ii7 the ,secretary of the ,navy1 in the case of members of the ,armed ,forces who served in the ,navy or the ,marine ,corps between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah4 7,b7 ,the term ,african ,american war veteran means any person who served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah1 and who identified himself as of ,african descent on his military personnel records4 7,c7 ,the term ,asian ,american war veteran means any person who served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah1 and who identified himself racially1 nationally1 or ethnically as originating from a country in ,asia on his military personnel records4 7,d7 ,the term ,hispanic ,american war veteran means any person who served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah1 and who identified himself racially1 nationally1 or ethnically as originating from a country where ,spanish is an official language on his military personnel records4 7,e7 ,the term ,jewish ,american war veteran means any person who served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah1 and who identified himself as ,jewish on his military personnel records4 7,f7 ,the term ,native ,american war veteran means any person who served in the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces between ,april #f1 #aiag1 and ,november #aa1 #aiah1 and who identified himself as a member of a federally recognized tribe within the modern territory of the ,united ,states on his military personnel records4 7#b7 ,application of definitions of origin ,if the military personnel records of a person do not reflect the person's membership in one of the groups identified in subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,f7 of paragraph 7#a7 but historical evidence exists that demonstrates the person's ,jewish faith held at the time of service1 or that the person identified himself as of ,african1 ,asian1 ,hispanic1 or ,native ,american descent1 the person may be treated as being a member of the applicable group by the ,secretary concerned 7in consultation with the organizations referred to in subsection 7c77 for purposes of this section4