Volume 73
Private Law 86–208
To authorize Major General Bernard W. Kearney, United States Army (retired), a former Member of Congress, to accept and wear the Philippine Legion of Honor in the degree of commander, conferred upon him by the Government of the Philippines.
Approved September 21, 1959
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize Major General Bernard W. Kearney, United States Army (retired), a former Member of Congress, to accept and wear the Philippine Legion of Honor in the degree of commander, conferred upon him by the Government of the Philippines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Major General Bernard W. Kearney, United States Army (retired), who retired as a Member of Congress on January 2, 1959, is authorized to accept and wear the Philippine Legion of Honor in the degree of commander, conferred upon him by the Government of the Philippines, and the consent of the Congress is hereby expressly granted for such purpose, as required by clause 8 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States. The Secretary of State shall deliver such decoration, together with any supporting documents, to the said Bernard W. Kearney.
Approved September 21, 1959.