#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ahf  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the 
,national ,medal of ,honor ,museum      
,foundation to establish a commemorative
 work on the ,national ,mall to honor   
the extraordinary acts of valor1        
selfless service1 and sacrifice         
displayed by ,medal of ,honor           
recipients4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,hershel ,woody    
,williams ,national ,medal of ,honor    
,monument ,location ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3  7#a7   
,congress in #bjba unanimously passed1  
and the ,president signed1 ,public ,law 
#aag-hj 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #hijc note71     
which authorized the ,national ,medal of
 ,honor ,museum ,foundation to establish
 on ,federal land in the ,district of   
,columbia a commemorative work to honor 
the acts of valor1 selfless service1 and
 sacrifice displayed by ,medal of ,honor
 recipients4  7#b7 ,the ,medal of ,honor
 was established by ,president ,abraham 
,lincoln and first awarded #afj years   

ago on ,march #be1 #ahfc1 and is part of
 ,lincoln's lasting and living legacy4  
7#c7 ,in #aiia1 during the              
administration of ,president ,george    
,h4,w4 ,bush1 this legacy was extended  
further when ,national ,medal of ,honor 
,day was established as ,march #beth of 
each year4  7#d7 ,the ,medal of ,honor  
is awarded to all branches of the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces as our   
nation's highest recognition for valor  
in combat4  7#e7 ,the number of living  
,medal of ,honor recipients has been    
steadily declining1 making it even more 
crucial to honor and recognize their    
heroic sacrifices and inspire future    
generations4  7#f7 ,hershel ,woody      
,williams1 the last ,world ,war ,,ii    
,medal of ,honor recipient1 passed away 
in #bjbb and laid in honor at the       
,united ,states ,capitol4  7#g7 ,the    
,medal of ,honor represents the very    
best of our ,nation--ordinary citizens1 
who took extraordinary action above and 
beyond the call of duty and became      

heroes of our ,republic4  7#h7 ,these   
examples inspire all citizens and ignite
 within us the very spirit of ,america4 
7#i7 ,the ,medal of ,honor rises to the 
level of supreme national and historical
 importance necessary to warrant        
representation on the ,national ,mall4  
7#aj7 ,locating the ,national ,medal of 
,honor ,monument in close proximity to  
the ,lincoln ,memorial within the       
,reserve would be a respectful extension
 of his enduring legacy and recognition 
of what ordinary people can accomplish  
when working for the greater good4  #c4 
,national ,medal of ,honor ,monument    
,location  7a7 ,site ,notwithstanding   
section #hijh7;c7 of title #dj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 the commemorative work   
authorized by section #a7;a7 of ,public 
,law #aag-hj 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #hijc note7 
shall be located within the ,reserve 7as
 defined in section #hijb7;a7 of title  
#dj1 ,united ,states ,code74  7b7       
,applicability of ,commemorative ,works 
,act ,except as provided in subsection  

7a71 chapter #hi of title #dj1 ,united  
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,commemorative ,works ,act71 shall apply
 to the commemorative work4  ,passed the
 ,house of ,representatives ,january    
#ba1 #bjbe4;,clerk4