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 PUBLIC LAW 107-127-^AN. 16, 2002 115 STAT. 2405 Public Law 107-127 107th Congress An Act To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress . ^„ „-.„ to General Henry H. Shelton and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates

of such medal for sale to the public. [H.R. 2751] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, General Shelton Congressional SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Gold Medal Act. qi TTOOf^l11 This Act may be cited as the "General Shelton Congressional note Gold Medal Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) General Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense, has displayed strong leadership, competence, and professionalism in fulfilling his statutory responsibilities throughout Operation Allied Force. (2) General Shelton and his subordinates brilliantly planned and coordinated at the national level the successful air campaign in support of Operation Allied Force. (3) General Shelton's leadership, foresight, and determination were directly responsible for ensuring a decisive military victory without a single allied combat casualty in Kosovo in 1999. (4) As the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense, General Shelton's assessments, judgments, recommendations, and determination were invaluable and instrumental in the unprecedented military victory against the forces of Slobodan Milosevic. (5) General Shelton's distinction as a "soldier's soldier", as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and throughout his military service, including command of the Special Operations Command, the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, helicopter forces in Operation Desert Storm, and special forces Green Berets in Vietnam, serves as an inspiration to the Congress and the people of the United States, a grateful Nation. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to General Henry H. Shelton a gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of his performance

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