Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act creates a case-specific exception to military-awards timing rules so the President may award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery. The authorization covers Dockery's Army actions on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for which he previously received the Silver Star.
Who Benefits and How
Nicholas Dockery benefits directly because the bill removes the statutory timing obstacle to a Medal of Honor award for the specified Afghanistan action. Dockery's family, supporters, and the Army historical record also benefit from congressional authorization to recognize those actions at the Medal of Honor level. Afghanistan veterans, Army veterans, and Dockery family members also benefit from the formal correction of the military awards record.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense and Army awards process bears a limited administrative burden if the President chooses to make the award. The bill does not create a broad veterans-benefits program, impose private-sector compliance duties, or appropriate new funding. The Department of Defense, Army awards officials, and the federal military awards program bear the limited administrative burden if the President acts on the authorization.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery under section 7271 of title 10.
- Limits the normal title 10 timing bar by waiving section 7274 and any other applicable military-medal deadline.
- Directs the covered valor finding to Dockery's Army actions in Afghanistan on October 2, 2012.
- Provides statutory authority to upgrade recognition for actions that previously received the Silver Star.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery, for his October 2, 2012 Army actions in Afghanistan, notwithstanding the ordinary statutory deadline for awarding the medal.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Defense, Military Honors
Primary Purpose
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery, for his October 2, 2012 Army actions in Afghanistan, notwithstanding the ordinary statutory deadline for awarding the medal.
Policy Domains
Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor authorization
Identified Gains
- Nicholas Dockery
- Army historical record
- Dockery family
- Afghanistan veterans
- Army veterans
- Dockery family members
Identified Costs
- Department of Defense
- Army awards officials
- President
- Federal military awards program
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Private Law No: 119-2.
Became Private Law No: 119-2.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous …
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed …
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Army veteran Kareem Dockery, Army veteran Nicholas Dockery
Army historical recognition program, Department of Defense military awards program
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "army"
- → United States Army
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "nicholas_dockery"
- → Nicholas Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Dockery's Army actions on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for which he previously received the Silver Star.
The Army servicemember formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery whom the bill authorizes for a Medal of Honor award.
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