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10 U.S.C. § 1127

Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1127, Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433254
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In prescribing regulations establishing the order of precedence of awards and decorations authorized to be displayed on the uniforms of members of the armed forces, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall accord the Purple Heart a position of precedence, in relation to other awards and decorations authorized to be displayed, not lower than that immediately following the bronze star.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-525(H.R. 5167)1984-10-19
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-145(S. 1160)1985-11-08
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally