To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.

Requires the Purple Heart to be placed in precedence above the Distinguished Warfare Medal.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 833 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 833

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart 
  occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare 
                                 Medal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2013

 Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Kinzinger of Illinois, and Mr. Heck of Nevada) 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 require that the Purple Heart 
  occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare 
                                 Medal.

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

SECTION 1. PRECEDENCE OF AWARD OF PURPLE HEART COMPARED TO AWARD OF 
              DISTINGUISHED WARFARE MEDAL.

    Section 1127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``displayed, not lower than that immediately following the 
bronze star.'' and inserting the following: ``displayed--
            ``(1) not lower than the position immediately following the 
        position of the bronze star; and
            ``(2) above the position of the Distinguished Warfare 
        Medal.''.
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