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.

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]
[S. 470 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 470

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2013

Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
    Baucus) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              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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