[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1458 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1458

    To provide for the award of the Purple Heart to persons held as 
 prisoners of war before April 25, 1962, on the same basis as persons 
               held as prisoners of war after that date.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 1995

  Mr. Stump (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
  Parker, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the award of the Purple Heart to persons held as 
 prisoners of war before April 25, 1962, on the same basis as persons 
               held as prisoners of war after that date.

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

SECTION 1. AWARD OF PURPLE HEART TO PERSONS WOUNDED WHILE HELD AS 
              PRISONERS OF WAR BEFORE APRIL 25, 1962.

    (a) Award of Purple Heart.--For purposes of the award of the Purple 
Heart, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code) shall treat a former prisoner of war who was 
wounded before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war (or 
while being taken captive) in the same manner as a former prisoner of 
war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of 
war (or while being taken captive).
    (b) Standards for Award.--An award of the Purple Heart under 
subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with the standards in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act for the award of the Purple 
Heart to persons wounded on or after April 25, 1962.
    (c) Eligible Former Prisoners of War.--A person shall be considered 
to be a former prisoner of war for purposes of this section if the 
person is eligible for the prisoner-of-war medal under section 1128 of 
title 10, United States Code.
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