,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #heh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,justice 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mrs4 ,capito1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,cruz1  
and ,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,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 #8,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