1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remove the Stain Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The Medal of Honor is the highest military award of the United States. (2) Congress found that to earn the Medal of Honor the deed of the person … must be so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes his gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery . (3) The actions of Medal of Honor recipients inspire bravery in those currently serving in the Armed Forces and those who will come to serve in the future. (4) Those listed on the Medal of Honor Roll have come to exemplify the best traits of members of the Armed Forces, a long and proud lineage of those who went beyond the call of service to the United States of America. (5) To date the Medal of Honor has been awarded only 3,522 times, including only 145 times for the Korean War, 126 times in World War I, 23 times during the Global War on Terror, and 20 times for the massacre at Wounded Knee. (6) The Medal of Honor is awarded in the name of Congress. (7) As found in Senate Concurring Resolution 153 of the 101st Congress, on December 29, 1890 the 7th Cavalry of the United States engaged a tribal community resulting in the tragic death and injury of approximately 350–375 Indian men, women, and children led by Lakota Chief Spotted Elk of the Miniconjou band at Cankpe' Opi Wakpa or Wounded Knee Creek . (8) This engagement became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre , and took place between unarmed Native Americans and soldiers, heavily armed with standard issue army rifles as well as four Hotchkiss guns with five 37 mm barrels capable of firing 43 rounds per minute. (9) Nearly two-thirds of the Native Americans killed during the Massacre were unarmed women and children who were participating in a ceremony to restore their traditional homelands prior to the arrival of European settlers. (10) Poor tactical emplacement of the soldiers meant that most of the casualties suffered by the United States troops were inflicted by friendly fire. (11) On