,v #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #bj1 #bjai,mr4 ,reed 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 to ,major ,brian ,r4 ,chontosh1 ,united ,states ,marine ,corps 7retired71 for acts of valor on ,march #be1 #bjjc4 #a4 ,authorization for award of the ,medal of ,honor to ,major ,brian ,r4 ,chontosh1 ,united ,states ,marine ,corps 7retired7 7a7 ,waiver of time limitations ,notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section #hbih 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 under section #hbia of such title to ,major ,brian ,r4 ,chontosh1 ,united ,states ,marine ,corps 7retired71 for the acts of valor described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,acts of valor described ,the acts of valor referred to in subsection 7a7 are the actions of ,brian ,r4 ,chontosh on ,march #be1 #bjjc1 as a member of the ,marine ,corps in the grade of ,first ,lieutenant while serving in ,iraq as ,combined ,anti-,armor ,platoon ,commander1 ,weapons ,company1 #c;d ,battalion1 #eth ,marines1 #ast ,marine ,division1 #ast ,marine ,expeditionary ,force1 in support of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 for which he was previously awarded the ,navy ,cross4