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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-123 (5) The surviving members of the 364th Fighter Group desire to express their gratitude to the brave citizens of Remy. (6) To express their gratitude, the surviving members of the 364th Fighter Group have organized a nonprofit corporation to raise funds, through its project 'Windows for Remy", to restore the church's stained glass windows. (b) COMMENDATION AND RECOGNITION.— The Congress commends the bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for their actions with respect to the American fighter pilot Lieutenant Houston Braly during and after August 1944, and recognizes the efforts of the surviving members of the United States 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the stained glass windows of Remy's 13th century church. SEC. 548. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO WIL- LIAM H. PITSENBARGER FOR VALOR DURING THE VIET- NAM WAR. (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS. —Notwithstanding the period of limitations specified in section 8744 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 Air Force, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 8741 of that title, posthumously, to William H. Pitsenbarger of Piqua, Ohio, for the acts of valor referred to in subsection (b). (b) ACTION DEFINED.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of William H. Pitsenbarger on April 11, 1966, as an Air Force pararescue crew member, serving in the grade of Airman First Class at Cam My, Republic of Vietnam, with Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Helicopter Squadron, in support of the combat mission known as "Operations Abilene". Subtitle E—Military Justice and Legal Assistance Matters SEC. 551. RECOGNITION BY STATES OF MILITARY TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044c the following new section: "§ 1044d. Military testamentary instruments: requirement for recognition by States "(a) TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS TO BE GIVEN LEGAL EFFECT. — ^A military testamentary instrument— "(1) is exempt from any requirement of form, formality, or recording before probate that is provided for testamentary instruments under the laws of a State; and "(2) has the same legal effect as a testamentary instrument prepared and executed in accordance with the laws of the State in which it is presented for probate. "(b) MILITARY TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS.— For purposes of this section, a military testamentary instrument is an instrument that is prepared with testamentary intent in accordance with regulations prescribed under this section and that—

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