H.R. 10021: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II.

This bill would let the President award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for actions he performed as an Army member during World War II. The bill specifically overrides the usual time limits that normally apply to awarding certain military medals after the fact.

What the bill does

• Gives the President legal authority to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte.
• Applies this authority even though the normal deadline for such awards has passed.
• States that the award would be based on his World War II actions, which had already earned him the Silver Star.

What it does not do

• It does not create a new veterans benefit program.
• It does not change military policy generally.
• It does not affect other people’s awards automatically.
• It does not require the Medal of Honor to be awarded; it only authorizes the President to do so.

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