#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #gbaa  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the
 ,president to award the ,medal of      
,honor to ,john ,w4 ,ripley for acts of 
valor during the ,vietnam ,war1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,authorization for 
award of ,medal of ,honor to ,john ,w4  
,ripley for acts of valor as a member of
 the ,marine ,corps during the ,vietnam 
,war  7a7 ,authorization                
,notwithstanding the time limitations   
specified in sections #hbih7;a7 and     
#hcjj 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 is       
authorized to award the ,medal of       
,honor1 under section #hbia of such     
title1 to ,john ,w4 ,ripley for the acts
 of valor described in subsection 7b74  
7b7 ,acts of valor described ,the acts  
of valor described in this subsection   
are the actions of ,john ,w4 ,ripley1 as
 a member of the ,marine ,corps1 on     

,april #b1 #aigb1 during the ,vietnam   
,war1 for which he was previously       
awarded the ,navy ,cross4  ,passed the  
,house of ,representatives ,february #c1
 #bjbf4;,clerk4