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  SA 2070. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 585. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 
                   CROSS TO SPECIALIST FOUR ROBERT L. TOWLES FOR 
                   ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
     limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
     awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
     Forces, the Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished 
     Service Cross under section 3742 of that title to Robert L. 
     Towles for the acts of valor referred to in subsection (b).
       (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the actions of Specialist Four Robert L. 
     Towles, on November 17, 1965, as a member of the United 
     States Army serving in the grade of Specialist Four during 
     the Vietnam War while serving in Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th 
     Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, for which he was originally 
     awarded the Bronze Star with ``V'' Device.
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