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,issa 7= himself & ,mr4 ,v>gas7         
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 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to aw>d
 ! ,m$al ( ,honor to ,s]geant ,rafael   
,p]alta = acts ( valor dur+ ,op]ation   
,iraqi ,fre$om1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,s]geant ,rafael ,p]alta ,m$al ( ,honor 
,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 ,s5se (
 ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,novemb] #ae1 #bjjd1   
dur+ combat op]ations 9 ,fallujah1      
,iraq1 ,s]geant ,rafael ,p]alta1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,m>9e ,corps1 s]v$ z a squad     
lead] ) ,company ,a1 #a/ ,battalion1    
#crd ,m>9es1 dur+ ,op]ation ,iraqi      
,fre$om4  7#b7 ,dur+ a h\se-cle>+       
op]ation 9 ! ,second ,battle (          
,fallujah1 ,s]geant ,p]alta 0 mortally  
w\nd$ by enemy gunfire :ile lead+ ,m>9es
 engag$ 9 close-qu>t]s combat aga9/     

insurg5t =ces4  7#c7 ,mom5ts aft] be+   
mortally w\nd$1 an enemy gr5ade l&$ 9 ! 
room occupi$ by ,s]geant ,p]alta & fell[
 ,m>9es4  7#d7 ,multiple eyewitness     
,m>9es report$ t ,s]geant ,p]alta       
consci\sly & int5tionally pull$ ! gr5ade
 b5ea? 8 body1 absorb+ ! bla/ & %ield+  
ne>by ,m>9es f dea? or s]i\s bodily h>m4
  7#e7 ,! actions ( ,s]geant ,p]alta    
reflect$ conspicu\s gallantry &         
intrepidity at ! risk ( 8 life above &  
beyond ! call ( duty1 9 keep+ ) ! highe/
 traditions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e     
,corps & ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ,s]geant      
,rafael ,p]alta's actions on ,novemb]   
#ae1 #bjjd1 exemplify ! highe/ ideals ( 
duty1 c\rage1 & sacrifice2  7#b7 ,m>9es 
^: lives 7 sav$ by ! actions ( ,s]geant 
,p]alta cont9ue to be> witness to 8     
valor & selflessness2 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$  
,/ates owes a solemn obligation to      
ensure t acts ( extraord9>y h]oism      
receive full & fair consid]ation = !    

,m$al ( ,honor reg>dless ( adm9i/rative 
delay or /atutory limitation4  #c4      
,au?orization = aw>d ( ,m$al ( ,honor to
 ,s]geant ,rafael ,p]alta  7a7          
,au?orization ,not)/&+ ! "t limitations 
specifi$ 9 sections #hbih7;a7 & #hcjj ( 
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any  
o!r "t limitation ) respect to ! aw>d+ (
 c]ta9 m$als to p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to aw>d 
! ,m$al ( ,honor1 "u section #hbia ( su*
 title1 to ,rafael ,p]alta = ! acts (   
valor describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7   
,acts ( valor describ$ ,! acts ( valor  
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are ! actions 
( ,rafael ,p]alta z a memb] ( ! ,m>9e   
,corps 9 ,fallujah1 ,iraq1 on ,novemb]  
#ae1 #bjjd4