10 U.S.C. § 1132Chapter 57

§1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies

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§1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted of serious violent felonies

(a) Prohibition.—A member of the armed forces may not enter a Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional facility to present a decoration to a person who is incarcerated due to conviction of a serious violent felony.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term "decoration" means any decoration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces.

(2) The term "serious violent felony" has the meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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