[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7097 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7097

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the establishment of 
a searchable database containing the names and citations of members of 
        the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2018

   Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Gaetz) 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 require the establishment of 
a searchable database containing the names and citations of members of 
        the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.

    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 ``Find our Hearts Act''.

SEC. 2. HEROES OF THE PURPLE HEART DATABASE.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1136. Heroes of the Purple Heart database
    ``(a) Establishment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish and maintain a database, to be known as the `Heroes of the 
Purple Heart database', which shall contain the names and citations of 
all members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
    ``(b) Sources of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop the Heroes of the Purple Heart database using the records of 
the military departments and such other sources of information as the 
Secretary considers to be appropriate and accurate. The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide the Secretary of Defense with 
information regarding the names and citations of members of the Coast 
Guard for inclusion in the Heroes of the Purple Heart database.
    ``(c) Public Availability.--The Heroes of the Purple Heart database 
shall be searchable and available for public inspection.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1136. Heroes of the Purple Heart database.''.
    (c) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the 
amendments made by this Act not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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