To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to revoke combat valor awards.

H.R. 2011 · 114th Congress · Apr 23, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Prohibition on service secretary revocation of combat valor awards

(a)

Prohibition— Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1133 the following new section:

“1133a. Prohibition on revocation of combat valor awards

“The Secretary of a military department does not have the authority to revoke any combat valor award.”

(b)

Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1133 the following new item:

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Apr 23, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Granger, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Rigell, and Mr. Nugent) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the authority of the Secretaries of the military departments to revoke combat valor awards.

Section 1 Prohibition on service secretary revocation of combat valor awards

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