,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1       
#bjai,mr4 ,perdue 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,collins1   
and ,mr4 ,udall7 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
 ,section #gjd of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking ,whoever and
 inserting ,except as provided in       
subsection 7e71 whoever2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,purple heart  7#a7 ,penalty ,whoever   
willfully 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    
,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 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  7#c7   
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term willfully means the voluntary1     
intentional violation of a known legal  
duty4  4