{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-1131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 1131","heading":"Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces","body":"The decoration known as the Purple Heart (authorized to be awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may only be awarded to a person who is a member of the armed forces at the time the person is killed or wounded under circumstances otherwise qualifying that person for award of the Purple Heart.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 57—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"289da42ebc42bc0936277ec7629134256281d67c872b19eaaedd5ba2eb5ab5c0","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-1130","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-1132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}