To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.

The bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley, a Marine Corps member, for his acts of valor on April 2, 1972, during the Vietnam War. It waives time limits in U.S. Code (sections 8298(a), 8300, and 8291 of title 10) that normally restrict such awards long after the event. Ripley previously received the Navy Cross for these actions. Key...