Ill STAT. 1756 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 SEC. 565. FUNDING. (a) FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.— Upon the request of the chairman of the commission, the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the commission, out of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense, such amounts as the commission may require to carry out its duties. (b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— Funds made available to the commission shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the date on which the commission terminates. SEC. 566. SUBSEQUENT CONSmERATION BY CONGRESS. After receipt of each report of the commission under section 562(e), Congress shall consider the report and, based upon the results of the review (and such other matters as Congress considers appropriate), consider whether to require by law that the Secretaries of the military departments conduct basic training on a gendersegregated or gender-integrated basis. Subtitle G—Military Decorations and Aivards SEC. 571. PURPLE HEART TO BE AWARDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces "The decoration known as the I*urple 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.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces.". 10 USC 1131 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Section 1131 of title 10, United States note. Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to persons who are killed or wounded after the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 10 USC 1130 SEC. 572. ELIGmiLITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL note. FOR PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR OR OPERATION JOINT GUARD. (a) INCLUSION OF OPERATIONS. —For the purpose of determining the eligibility of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Secretary of Defense shall designate participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in such other areas in the region as the Secretary considers appropriate, as service in an area that meets the general requirements for the award of that medal. (b) INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of the mihtary department concerned shall determine whether individual members
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