113 S470 IS: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. U.S. Senate 2013-03-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 470 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 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.

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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. .