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

Page 1194 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1131 are received by the Secretary during the one-year pe- riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996]. ‘‘(2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review of each request for consider- ation not later than one year after the date on which the request is received. ‘‘(3) The Secretary may use the same process for car- rying out the review as the Secretary uses for review- ing other recommendations for award of decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the Secretary’s ju- risdiction for valorous acts. ‘‘(d) REPORT.—(1) Upon completing the review of each such request under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit a report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives [now Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep- resentatives]. ‘‘(2) The report shall include, with respect to each re- quest for consideration received, the following informa- tion: ‘‘(A) A summary of the request for consideration. ‘‘(B) The findings resulting from the review. ‘‘(C) The final action taken on the request for con- sideration. ‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘Vietnam era’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. ‘‘(2) The term ‘active duty’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.’’ MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL PREVENTED BY SE- CRECY FROM BEING CONSIDERED FOR DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 523, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 311, as amended by Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 575, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758, provided that: ‘‘(a) WAIVER ON RESTRICTIONS OF AWARDS.—(1) Any decoration covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without regard to any time limit imposed by law or regulation for a recommendation for such award, to any person for an act, achievement, or service that the person performed in carrying out military intelligence duties during the period beginning on January 1, 1940, and ending on December 31, 1990. ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (includ- ing any device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the period described in paragraph (1) and before the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996], was authorized by law or under the regulations of the Department of Defense or the military department con- cerned to be awarded to a person for an act, achieve- ment, or service performed by that person while serv- ing on active duty. ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AWARDS.—(1) The Secretary of each military depart- ment shall review each request for consideration of award of a decoration described in subsection (a) that is received by the Secretary during the period begin- ning on February 10, 1996, and ending on February 9, 1998. ‘‘(2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review of each request for consider- ation not later than one year after the date on which the request is received. ‘‘(3) The Secretary may use the same process for car- rying out the review as the Secretary uses for review- ing other recommendations for awarding decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the Secretary’s ju- risdiction for acts, achievements, or service. ‘‘(c) REPORT.—(1) Upon completing the review of each such request under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives [now Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep- resentatives]. ‘‘(2) The report shall include, with respect to each re- quest for consideration reviewed, the following infor- mation: ‘‘(A) A summary of the request for consideration. ‘‘(B) The findings resulting from the review. ‘‘(C) The final action taken on the request for con- sideration. ‘‘(D) Administrative or legislative recommenda- tions to improve award procedures with respect to military intelligence personnel. ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘active duty’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.’’ ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL BASED UPON SERVICE IN EL SALVADOR Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, § 525, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 312, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of determining eli- gibility of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the country of El Salvador during the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 1992, shall be treated as having been designated as an area and a pe- riod of time in which members of the Armed Forces participated in operations in significant numbers and otherwise met the general requirements for the award of that medal. ‘‘(b) INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of the military department concerned shall determine whether individual members or former members of the Armed Forces who served in El Salvador during the pe- riod beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on Feb- ruary 1, 1992 meet the individual service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in applicable regulations. Such determina- tions shall be made as expeditiously as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996].’’ § 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 cir- cumstances otherwise qualifying that person for award of the Purple Heart. (Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 571(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1756.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Executive Order 11016, referred to in text, is Ex. Ord. No. 11016, Apr. 25, 1962, 27 F.R. 4139, which is set out as a note under section 1129 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 571(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1756, provided that: ‘‘Section 1131 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to persons who are killed or wound- ed after the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1997].’’ § 1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presen- tation to prisoners convicted of serious vio- lent felonies (a) PROHIBITION.—A member of the armed forces may not enter a Federal, State, local, or