S.Amdt. 1613

SA 1613. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Baldwin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463
proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle H of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 593. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO JAMES
MEGELLAS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING BATTLE OF THE
BULGE.

(a) Authorization.--The President may award the Medal of
Honor under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to
James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and
currently of Colleyville, Texas, for the acts of valor
described in subsection (b).
(b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in
subsection (a) are the actions of James Megellas on January
28, 1945, in Herresbach, Belgium, during the Battle of the
Bulge, during World War II, when, as a first lieutenant in
the 82d Airborne Division, he led a surprise and devastating
attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, killing and
capturing a large number and causing others to flee, single-
handedly destroying

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an attacking German Mark V tank with two hand-held grenades,
and then leading his men in clearing and seizing Herresbach.
(c) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award under subsection
(a) may be made without regard to the time limitations
specified in section 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code,
or any other time limitation established by law or regulation
with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who
served in the Army.

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