§ 1129a. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in attacks by foreign terrorist organizations

• (a) 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)
  • (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) 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 ).