,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself and ,mr4     
,moran7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the honorary      
appointment of ,robert ,j4 ,dole to the 
grade of colonel in the regular ,army4  
#a4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,robert ,j4    
,dole1 also known as ,bob ,dole1 was    
born ,july #bb1 #aibc1 in ,russell1     
,kansas4  7#b7 ,as a student at the     
,university of ,kansas1 ,bob ,dole      
enrolled in the ,army ,enlisted ,reserve
 ,corps in #aidb4 ,he was called to     
active duty the following year and      
served during ,world ,war ,,ii4 ,while  
deployed to ,italy as an infantry       
lieutenant in the #ajth ,mountain       
,division1 he was seriously wounded in  
combat and was twice cited for acts of  
heroism under fire4 ,he finished his    

military service with two ,purple       
,hearts and two awards of the ,bronze   
,star ,medal with ,v device for valor4  
,he was also awarded the ,american      
,campaign medal1 the                    
,european-,african-,middle ,eastern     
,campaign ,medal1 and the ,world ,war   
,,ii ,victory medal4 ,he resigned his   
,army commission at the grade of        
captain4  7#c7 ,bob ,dole served in the 
,house of ,representatives from #aifa to
 #aifi4 ,he served in the ,senate from  
#aifi until #aiif4 ,his service was     
previously recognized by both the       
,legislative ,branch of the ,united     
,states ,government1 through the        
,congressional ,gold ,medal1 and the    
,executive ,branch of the ,united       
,states ,government1 through the        
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom4  7#d7 
,separate from the actions underlying   
the honors previously bestowed upon him1
 ,bob ,dole also made direct            
contributions to the ,department of     
,defense and the veterans of ,united    

,states military service1 including     
through the following3  7,a7 ,bob ,dole 
sponsored or co-sponsored bills in      
,congress to improve veterans benefits1 
to improve accountability of missing    
members of the ,armed ,forces1 to       
establish the ,persian ,gulf ,war       
,veterans ,health ,registry1 to         
recognize women veterans1 and to provide
 relief from certain inequities for     
,national ,guard technician service in  
connection with civil service           
retirement4  7,b7 ,bob ,dole served as  
the ,national ,chairman of the ,,wwii   
,memorial ,campaign1 co-chair of the    
,families of ,freedom ,scholarship      
,fund1 and co-chair of the ,presidential
 ,commission on the ,care of ,america's 
,returning ,wounded ,warriors4  7#e7 ,in
 #bjah1 an ,army advisory panel reviewed
 the comprehensive record of ,bob       
,dole's service to the ,armed ,forces1  
veterans1 and the national security of  
the ,united ,states4 ,the panel1        
recognizing ,bob ,dole's unique         

contributions to the ,department of     
,defense and veterans1 recommended the  
honorary promotion of ,bob ,dole to the 
grade of colonel in the ,army4  7#f7    
,acting under provisions of section     
#aefc of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 the ,secretary of the ,army      
endorsed the recommendation of the      
advisory panel for an honorary promotion
 of ,bob ,dole and forwarded it to      
,congress for further action4  #b4      
,honorary appointment of ,robert ,j4    
,dole to the grade of colonel in the    
regular ,army  7a7 ,honorary appointment
 ,the honorary appointment of ,robert   
,j4 ,dole1 of ,kansas1 to the grade of  
colonel in the regular ,army is hereby  
authorized4  7b7 ,additional benefits   
not ,to accrue ,the honorary appointment
 of ,robert ,j4 ,dole to the grade of   
colonel in the regular ,army under      
subsection 7a7 shall not affect pay or  
other benefits from the ,united ,states 
to which ,robert ,j4 ,dole is otherwise 
entitled based upon his military service

 or affect any benefits to which any    
other person may become entitled based  
on his military service4