(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.