PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1757 or former members of the Armed Forces who participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard meet the individual service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in applicable regulations. A member or former member shall be considered to have participated in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard if the member— (1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, in direct support of one or both of the operations; (2) served on board a United States naval vessel operating in the Adriatic Sea in direct support of one or both of the operations; or (3) operated in airspace above the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, while the operations were in effect. (c) OPERATIONS DEFINED. — For purposes of this section: (1) The term "Operation Joint Endeavor" means operations of the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period beginning on November 20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to assist in implementing the General Framework Agreement and Associated Annexes, initialed on November 21, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio. (2) The term "Operation Joint Guard" means operations of the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a successor to Operation Joint Endeavor during the period beginning on December 20, 1996, and ending on such date as the Secretary of Defense may designate. SEC. 573. WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR AWARD OF CERTAIN DECORATIONS TO SPECIFIED PERSONS. (a) WAIVER OF TIME LIMITATION. —Any limitation established by law or policy for the time within which a recommendation for the award of a military decoration or award must be submitted shall not apply in the case of awards of decorations described in subsections (b), (c), and (d), the award of each such decoration having been determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned to be warranted in accordance with section 1130 of title 10, United States Code. (b) SILVER STAR MEDAL.— Subsection (a) applies to the award of the Silver Star Medal as follows: (1) To Joseph M. Moll, Jr. of Milford, New Jersey, for service during World War IL (2) To Philip Yolinsky of Holl5rwood, Florida, for service during the Korean Conflict. (3) To Robert Norman of Reno, Nevada, for service during World War IL (c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL. —Subsection (a) applies to the award of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Gary A. Gruenwald of Damascus, Maryland, for service in Tunisia in October 1977. (d) DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.— Subsection (a) applies to awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross for service during World War II or Korea (including multiple awards to the same individual)
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