[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3924. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:
SEC. 596. INCLUSION OF PURPLE HEART AWARDS ON MILITARY VALOR
WEBSITE.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the publicly
accessible internet website of the Department of Defense that
lists individuals who have been awarded certain military
awards includes a list of each individual who meets each of
the following criteria:
(1) The individual is awarded the Purple Heart for
qualifying actions that occur after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) The individual elects to be included on such list (or,
if the individual is deceased, the primary next of kin elects
the individual to be included on such list).
(3) The public release of the individual's name does not
constitute a security risk, as determined by the Secretary of
the military department concerned.
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