[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3963 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3963

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary 
and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded 
               the Purple Heart and to their dependents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2015

   Mr. Dold 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 extend military commissary 
and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded 
               the Purple Heart and to their dependents.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Purple Heart Heroes Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORE PRIVILEGES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
              WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THEIR 
              DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Extension of Privileges.--Chapter 54 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1065. Use of commissary and MWR retail facilities: certain 
              veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and their 
              dependents
    ``(a) Certain Purple Heart Recipients.--A veteran who has a 
disability that is compensable under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that is attributable to an injury for 
which the veteran was awarded the Purple Heart shall be permitted to 
use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as a 
member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
    ``(b) Dependents.--A dependent of a veteran described in subsection 
(a) shall be permitted to use commissary and MWR retail facilities on 
the same basis as a dependent of a member of the armed forces entitled 
to retired or retainer pay.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `MWR retail facilities' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 1063(e) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 101 of title 38.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1065. Use of commissary and MWR retail facilities: certain veterans 
                            who have been awarded the Purple Heart and 
                            their dependents.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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