,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,brown1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and 
,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to posthumously advance     
,lieutenant ,colonel ,richard ,e4 ,cole1
 ,united ,states ,air ,force1 to colonel
 on the retired list4  #a4 ,findings2   
purpose  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
as follows3 7#a7 ,lieutenant ,colonel   
,richard ,e4 ,cole1 ,united ,states ,air
 ,force 7retired71 was born on          
,september #g1 #aiae1 in ,dayton1 ,ohio4
  7#b7 ,on ,november #bb1 #aidj1        
,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole enlisted as  
an aviation cadet in ,lubbock1 ,texas4  
7#c7 ,in ,july #aida1 ,lieutenant       
,colonel ,cole was commissioned as a    
second lieutenant and rated as a pilot4 
7#d7 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole was one 
of the airmen who took part in the      

,doolittle ,raid on ,japan in ,april    
#aidb1 serving as co-pilot to then      
,lieutenant ,colonel ,james 7,jimmy7    
,doolittle4  7#e7 ,after the ,doolittle 
,raid1 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole       
remained in ,china until ,june #aidc4   
7#f7 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole served  
again in the ,china-,burma-,india       
,theater from ,october #aidc to ,june   
#aidd4  7#g7 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole 
later served as ,operations ,advisor to 
the ,venezuelan ,air ,force from #aiei  
to #aifb4  7#h7 ,lieutenant ,colonel    
,cole retired from the ,air ,force in   
#aiff4  7#i7 ,on ,september #ai1 #bjaf1 
the ,b-#ba bomber developed by ,northrop
 ,grumman was formally named ,raider in 
honor of the ,doolittle ,raiders4  7#aj7
 ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole died on     
,april #i1 #bjai1 at #ajc years of age4 
7b7 ,purposes ,the purpose of this ,act 
are as follows3  7#a7 ,to recognize the 
accomplishments1 sacrifices1 and legacy 
of ,lieutenant ,colonel ,richard ,e4    
,cole1 ,united ,states ,air ,force      

7retired74  7#b7 ,to encourage citizens 
of the ,united ,states to remember the  
legacy of ,lieutenant ,colonel ,cole and
 the legacy of all the ,doolittle       
,raiders4  #b4 ,posthumous advancement  
of ,lieutenant ,colonel ,richard ,e4    
,cole1 ,united ,states ,air ,force1 on  
the retired list  7a7 ,advancement      
,lieutenant ,colonel ,richard ,e4 ,cole1
 ,united ,states ,air ,force 7retired71 
is advanced to the rank of colonel on   
the retired list of the ,air ,force4    
7b7 ,additional benefits not ,to accrue 
,the advancement of ,richard ,e4 ,cole  
on the retired list of the ,air ,force  
under subsection 7a7 shall not affect   
the retired pay or other benefits from  
the ,united ,states to which ,richard   
,e4 ,cole would have been entitled based
 upon his military service or affect any
 benefits to which any other person may 
become entitled based on his military   
service4