,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bi1         
#bjag,mr4 ,perdue introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for penalties for the sale of any       
,purple ,heart awarded to a member of   
the ,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,private 
,corrado ,piccoli ,purple ,heart        
,preservation ,act4  #b4 ,findings      
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the ,purple ,heart medal solemnly      
recognizes the great and sometimes      
ultimate sacrifice of ,american         
servicemembers like ,private ,corrado   
,piccoli4  7#b7 ,the ,purple ,heart     
medal holds a place of honor as the     
national symbol of this sacrifice and   
deserves special protections4  #c4      
,penalty for sale of ,purple ,hearts    
awarded to members of the ,armed ,forces

 ,subsection 7a7 of section #gjd of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7a7 ,in    
general  7#a7 ,penalty ,whoever         
knowingly purchases1 attempts to        
purchase1 solicits for purchase1 mails1 
ships1 imports1 exports1 produces blank 
certificates of receipt for1            
manufactures1 sells1 attempts to sell1  
advertises for sale1 trades1 barters1 or
 exchanges for anything of value any    
decoration or medal authorized by       
,congress for the armed forces of the   
,united ,states1 or any of the service  
medals or badges awarded to the members 
of such forces1 or the ribbon1 button1  
or rosette of any such badge1 decoration
 or medal1 or any colorable imitation   
thereof1 except when authorized under   
regulations made pursuant to law1 shall 
be fined under this title1 imprisoned   
not more than #f months1 or both4  7#b7 
,limitation on regulations ,regulations 
described in paragraph 7#a7 may not     
authorize the sale of any ,purple ,heart

 awarded to a member of the armed forces
 or former member of the armed forces by
 the ,secretary of the military         
department concerned1 unless the sale is
 conducted by the member or former      
member to whom the ,purple ,heart was   
awarded4  4