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House Bill 5172
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Honoring Purple Heart Recipients Act
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Introduced in House on Sep 3, 2021
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H. R. 5172 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5172


To direct the Secretary of Defense to list certain individuals who are awarded the Purple Heart on the internet website of the Department of Defense that lists individuals who have been awarded certain military awards.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2021

Mr. Reschenthaler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to list certain individuals who are awarded the Purple Heart on the internet website of the Department of Defense that lists individuals who have been awarded certain military awards.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Honoring Purple Heart Recipients Act”.

SEC. 2. Inclusion of Purple Heart awards on military valor website.

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the publicly accessible internet website of the Department of Defense that lists individuals who have been awarded certain military awards includes a list of each individual who meets the following criteria:

(1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the individual is awarded the Purple Heart.

(2) The individual elects to be included on such list (or, if the individual is deceased, the primary next of kin elects the individual to be included on such list).