Sec. 571. MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK BY A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
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## SEC. 571 MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK BY A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ###
(a)Purple Heart ####
(1)Award #####
(A)In general Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1129 the following new section: > > ## “SEC. 1129a Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks by foreign terrorist organizations > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 1129a](/us/usc/t10/s1129a)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > For purposes of the award of the Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned shall treat a member of the armed forces described in subsection
(b)in the same manner as a member who is killed or wounded as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States. > > > ### “(b) Covered Members > > > ####
(1)> > A member described in this subsection is a member on active duty who was killed or wounded in an attack by a foreign terrorist organization in circumstances where the death or wound is the result of an attack targeted on the member due to such member’s status as a member of the armed forces, unless the death or wound is the result of willful misconduct of the member. > > > #### “(2) > > For purposes of this section, an attack by an individual or entity shall be considered to be an attack by a foreign terrorist organization if— > > > ##### “(A) > > the individual or entity was in communication with the foreign terrorist organization before the attack; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the attack was inspired or motivated by the foreign terrorist organization. > > > ### “(c) Foreign Terrorist Organization Defined > > In this section, the term ‘foreign terrorist organization’ means an entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).” > . #####
(B)Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1129 the following new item:" “1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks by foreign terrorist organizations.” ". ####
(2)Retroactive effective date and application **[**[10 U.S.C. 1129a note](/us/usc/t10/s1129a)**]** #####
(A)Effective date The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect as of September 11, 2001. #####
(B)Review of certain previous incidents The Secretary concerned shall undertake a review of each death or wounding of a member of the Armed Forces that occurred between September 11, 2001, and the date of the enactment of this Act under circumstances that could qualify as being the result of an attack described in section 1129a of title 10, United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)), to determine whether the death or wounding qualifies as a death or wounding resulting from an attack by a foreign terrorist organization for purposes of the award of the Purple Heart pursuant to such section (as so added). #####
(C)Actions following review If the death or wounding of a member of the Armed Forces reviewed under subparagraph
(B)is determined to qualify as a death or wounding resulting from an attack by a foreign terrorist organization as described in section 1129a of title 10, United States Code (as so added), the Secretary concerned shall take appropriate action under such section to award the Purple Heart to the member. #####
(D)Secretary concerned defined In this paragraph, the term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. ###
(b)Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom ####
(1)Review of the november 5, 2009, attack at fort hood, texas If the Secretary concerned determines, after a review under subsection (a)(2)(B) regarding the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, that the death or wounding of any member of the Armed Forces in that attack qualified as a death or wounding resulting from an attack by a foreign terrorist organization as described in section 1129a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the Secretary of Defense shall make a determination as to whether the death or wounding of any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or civilian contractor in the same attack meets the eligibility criteria for the award of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom. ####
(2)Award If the Secretary of Defense determines under paragraph
(1)that the death or wounding of any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or civilian contractor in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, meets the eligibility criteria for the award of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, the Secretary shall take appropriate action to award the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom to the employee or contractor.
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Sec. 571
MEDALS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK BY A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
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