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‘‘§ 1133a. Limitation on revocation of combat valor 
awards 
‘‘The Secretary of a military department may not re-
voke a combat valor award awarded to a member of the 
armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary un-
less the conduct of the member during the period of serv-
ice during which the distinguished act occurred was not 
honorable. The Secretary may not consider the character-
ization of the member’s service outside of the actual time 
period covered by the award.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1133 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1133a. Limitation on revocation of combat valor awards.’’. 
SEC. 583. AWARD OF PURPLE HEART TO MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHO WERE VICTIMS OF THE 
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, BOMBING. 
Notwithstanding section 571(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3387), the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned shall award the Purple Heart 
pursuant to section 1129a of title 10, United States Code, 
to the following members of the Armed Forces who were 
killed in the bombing that occurred at the Murrah Federal 
Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995: 
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(1) Sergeant First Class Lola Renee Bolden, 
United States Army. 
(2) Sergeant Benjamin Laranzo Davis, United 
States Marine Corps. 
(3) Captain Randolph Albert Guzman, United 
States Marine Corps. 
(4) Airman First Class Lakesha Racquel Levy, 
United States Air Force. 
(5) Airman First Class Cartney Jean Mcraven, 
United States Air Force. 
(6) Master Sergeant Victoria Lee Sohn, United 
States Army. 
SEC. 584. ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL. 
(a) SERVICE MEDAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall design and produce a military service medal, 
to be known as the ‘‘Atomic Veterans Service Medal’’, to 
honor retired and former members of the Armed Forces 
who are radiation-exposed veterans (as such term is de-
fined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF MEDAL.— 
(1) ISSUANCE TO RETIRED AND FORMER MEM-
BERS.—At the request of a radiation-exposed vet-
eran, the Secretary of Defense shall issue the Atom-
ic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran. 
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(2) ISSUANCE TO NEXT-OF-KIN.—In the case of 
a radiation-exposed veteran who is deceased, the 
Secretary may provide for issuance of the Atomic 
Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-kin of the per-
son. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and disseminate as appropriate an application by 
which radiation-exposed veterans and their next-of- 
kin may apply to receive the Atomic Veterans Serv-
ice Medal. 
SEC. 585. POSTHUMOUS COMMISSION AS CAPTAIN IN THE 
REGULAR ARMY FOR MILTON HOLLAND. 
(a) POSTHUMOUS
COMMISSION.—Milton Holland, 
who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United 
States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor 
in recognition of his action on September 29, 1864, during 
the Battle of Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, when, as the cita-
tion for the medal states, he ‘‘took command of Company 
C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and 
gallantly led it’’, shall be deemed for all purposes to have 
held the grade of captain in the regular Army, effective 
as of that date and continuing until his separation from 
the Army. 
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(b) PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS.—Section 1523 of 
title 10, United States Code, applies in the case of the 
posthumous commission described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 586. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING THE DECI-
SION OF THE ARMY TO POSTHUMOUSLY PRO-
MOTE MASTER SERGEANT (RETIRED) NAOMI 
HORWITZ TO SERGEANT MAJOR. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Naomi Horwitz was born in Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin in 1916. 
(2) In 1942, Ms. Horwitz marched into the 
Army recruiters office and asked to join. 
(3) Ms. Horwitz served with the Women’s Army 
Auxiliary Corps, the Women’s Army Corps, and the 
Reserves. 
(4) Ms. Horwitz served from 1942 until 1946 
and reenlisted a few years later. 
(5) On October 24, 1965, one of the proudest 
moments of her military career, Ms. Horwitz’s was 
promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major in the U.S. 
Army Reserve. 
(6) As women were only eligible to hold the 
rank of Sergeant Major since 1960, Ms. Horwitz 
was one of only a handful of women to hold such 
rank during that time period. 
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(7) Despite her promotion, Ms. Horwitz was 
not allowed to hold the rank of Sergeant Major. 
(8) Ms. Horwitz retired from the military in 
1976 at a lower rank. 
(9) After her retirement from the military, Ms. 
Horwitz was a tireless veteran’s advocate serving for 
decades with AMVETS Post 60, Jewish War Vet-
erans, the American Legion Milwaukee Women’s 
Post 448, the Allied Veterans Council of Milwaukee 
and the Veterans Day Parade Committee. 
(10) Ms. Horwitz was named Veteran of the 
Year in Milwaukee County in 2004. 
(11) In October 2014, Ms. Horwitz died at the 
age of 98. 
(12) One of Ms. Horwitz’s final wishes was that 
one of the proudest moment of her Army career be 
reflected on her gravestone. 
(13) In March 2015, the Secretary of the Army 
corrected this injustice and approved a request to 
posthumously promote Sergeant Major Horwitz. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) joins the Army and our Nation in express-
ing our gratitude to Sergeant Major Naomi Horwitz 
for her 26 years of honorable military service and 
continued civilian service; and 
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