Rescission of Medals of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890
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(a) In general Each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, is rescinded. (b) Medal of Honor Roll The Secretary concerned shall remove the name of each individual awarded a Medal of Honor for acts described in subsection (a) from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll maintained under section 1134a of title 10, United States Code. (c) Return of medal not required No person may be required to return to the Federal Government a Medal of Honor rescinded under subsection (a). (d) No denial of benefits This Act shall not be construed to deny any individual any benefit from the Federal Government.