HR 1119 ENR: Purple Heart Family Equity Act of U.S. House of Representatives 0 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.

I One Hundred Tenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and eight H. R. 1119 AN ACT To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in the corporation for the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.

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This Act may be cited as the Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007.

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Associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated

Section 140503(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking parents and lineal descendants and inserting the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.