PURPLE HEART TO BE AWARDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 571. PURPLE HEART TO BE AWARDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.—(1) Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces “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.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces.”. (b) Effective Date.—Section 1131 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to persons who are killed or wounded after the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.