,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,issa introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the ,secretaries of the military 
departments to review certain requests  
to award decorations that were not      
timely awarded because relevant records 
were classified or otherwise restricted1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,valor ,has ,no ,expiration ,act4  #b4  
,review of requests for decorations not 
timely awarded to members of certain    
,armed ,forces serving on active duty   
because relevant records were classified
 or otherwise restricted ,chapter #eg of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by inserting after section #aacj
 the following new section3  #aacj;a4   
,consideration of proposals for certain 
decorations not previously submitted in 

timely fashion because relevant records 
were classified or otherwise restricted 
7a7 ,waiver of time limitations         
,notwithstanding section #aacj of this  
title1 a decoration 7including any      
device in lieu of a decoration71        
authorized by law or under the          
regulations of the ,department of       
,defense or the military department     
concerned1 may be awarded1 without      
regard to any time limitation imposed by
 law or regulation for a recommendation 
for such award-- 7#a7 to any person for 
service--  7,a7 while on active duty in 
the ,army1 ,navy1 ,marine ,corps1 ,air  
,force1 or ,space ,force2  7,b7 during  
the period beginning on ,january #a1    
#aidj2 and  7,c7 the records of which   
were classified1 withheld from the      
public record due to sensitivity1 or    
redacted for national security purposes2
 and  7#b7 based on a request for       
consideration of such award received by 
the ,secretary of a military department4
  7b7 ,review of requests ,in carrying  

out this section1 the ,secretary of a   
military department-- 7#a7 shall--  7,a7
 begin a review of a request under      
subsection 7a77#b7 not later than #cj   
days after the ,secretary receives such 
request2 and  7,b7 complete such a      
review not later than one year after the
 date of such receipt2 and  7#b7 may use
 the process under subsections 7b7 and  
7c7 of section #aacj of this title to   
carry out such a review4  7c7 ,rules of 
construction  7#a7 ,the failure of the  
,secretary of a military department to  
complete the review of a request under  
subsection 7a77#b7 within the time      
limitations under subsection 7b7 shall  
not be construed to limit the authority 
to award a decoration under this        
section4  7#b7 ,in the case of a        
decoration the ,president may award1 the
 recommendation of the ,secretary of the
 military department concerned to not   
award such decoration shall not be      
construed to prohibit the ,president    
from awarding such decoration4  7d7     

,reports  7#a7 7,a7 ,not later than #cj 
days after completing the review of a   
request under subsection 7b71 the       
,secretary of a military department     
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,senate and     
,house of ,representatives a report     
regarding such review4  7,b7 ,in the    
case of a review of a request for a     
decoration the ,president may award1 the
 ,secretary of the military department  
concerned shall1 subject to subparagraph
 7,c71 also submit such report to the   
,president4  7,c7 ,in the case of a     
review of a request for a ,medal of     
,honor1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall
 submit the report under this paragraph4
  7#b7 ,such a report shall include1    
with respect to the request reviewed1   
the following elements3 7,a7 ,a summary 
of the request4  7,b7 ,the findings of  
the review4  7,c7 ,the final action or  
recommendation of the submitting        
,secretary regarding such request4  7,d7
 ,any recommendation of the submitting  

,secretary to improve award procedures  
with respect to military intelligence   
personnel4  4