To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of the Purple Heart to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack. (Introduced in the House)

HR 2886 IH

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2886

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of the Purple Heart to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 13, 2001

Mr. FROST (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of the Purple Heart to civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR AWARD OF THE PURPLE HEART TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO ARE KILLED OR WOUNDED BY A TERRORIST ATTACK.

(a) AUTHORITY- Section 1131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting `or a civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense' after `member of the armed forces'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `In the case of a civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense, such decoration may be awarded only in the case of a person who is killed or wounded as a result of a terrorist attack.'.

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

`Sec. 1131. Purple Heart: limitation on persons eligible'.

(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended to read as follows:

`1131. Purple Heart: limitation on persons eligible.'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 10, 2001, and shall apply with respect to persons killed or wounded on or after that date.