10 U.S.C. § 1131 — Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces

submitted 29 years ago by Pub. L. 105-85 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 52 words · no verdicts yet

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This section limits who may receive the Purple Heart. The person must be a member of the armed forces when killed or wounded under circumstances that otherwise qualify the person for the award.

The Purple Heart, which Executive Order 11016 authorizes for award, may be awarded only to a person who is a member of the armed forces when that person is killed or wounded under circumstances that otherwise qualify the person to receive the Purple Heart.

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The decoration known as the Purple Heart (authorized to be awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may only be awarded to a person who is a member of the armed forces at the time the person is killed or wounded under circumstances otherwise qualifying that person for award of the Purple Heart.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 571(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1756.)

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1997Enacted · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1756

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