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10 U.S.C. § 9274 — Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: limitations on award
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**(a)** No more than one Air Force Cross or distinguished-service medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal or cross, the President may award a suitable bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c), no medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-service medal, or device in place thereof, may be awarded to a person unless—
(1) the award is made within five years after the date of the act justifying the award;
(2) a statement setting forth the distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made within three years after the distinguished service; and
(3) it appears from records of the Department of the Air Force that the person is entitled to the award.
**(c)** If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that—
(1) a statement setting forth the distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made and supported by sufficient evidence within three years after the distinguished service; and
(2) no award was made, because the statement was lost or through inadvertence the recommendation was not acted on;
a medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-service medal, or device in place thereof, as the case may be, may be awarded to the person concerned within two years after the date of that determination.
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**(a)** No more than one Air Force Cross or distinguished-service medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal or cross, the President may award a suitable bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsection (c), no medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-service medal, or device in place thereof, may be awarded to a person unless—
(1) the award is made within five years after the date of the act justifying the award;
(2) a statement setting forth the distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made within three years after the distinguished service; and
(3) it appears from records of the Department of the Air Force that the person is entitled to the award.
**(c)** If the Secretary of the Air Force determines that—
(1) a statement setting forth the distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made and supported by sufficient evidence within three years after the distinguished service; and
(2) no award was made, because the statement was lost or through inadvertence the recommendation was not acted on;
a medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-service medal, or device in place thereof, as the case may be, may be awarded to the person concerned within two years after the date of that determination.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of a military department may correct any military record of the Secretary’s department when the Secretary considers it necessary to correct an error or remove an injustice. Except as provided in paragraph (2), such corrections shall be made by the Secretary acting through boards of civilians of the executive part of that military department. The Secretary of Homeland Security may in the same manner correct any military record of the Coast Guard.
(2) The Secretary concerned is not required to act through a board in the case of the correction of a military record announcing a decision that a person is not eligible to enlist (or reenlist) or is not accepted for enlistment (or reenlistment) or announcing the promotion and appointment of an enlisted member to an initial or higher grade or the decision not to promote an enlisted member to a higher grade. Such a correction may be made only if the correction is favorable to the person concerned.
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(A) Corrections under this section shall be made under procedures established by the Secretary concerned. In the case of the Secretary of a military department, those procedures must be approved by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) If a board makes a preliminary determination that a claim under this section lacks sufficient information or documents to support the claim, the board shall notify the claimant, in writing, indicating the specific information or documents necessary to make the claim complete and reviewable by the board.
(C) If a claimant is unable to provide military personnel or medical records applicable to a claim under this section, the board shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the records. A claimant shall provide the board with documentary evidence of the efforts of the claimant
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9274
feminine. The words ‘‘or who shall distinguish’’ are
omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’
after ‘‘the Air Force’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8743 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 9274. Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distin-
guished-service medal: limitations on award
(a) No more than one Air Force Cross or dis-
tinguished-service medal may be awarded to a
person. However, for each succeeding act that
would otherwise justify the award of such a
medal or cross, the President may award a suit-
able bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no
medal of honor, Air Force cross, distinguished-
service medal, or device in place thereof, may be
awarded to a person unless—
(1) the award is made within five years after
the date of the act justifying the award;
(2) a statement setting forth the distin-
guished service and recommending official rec-
ognition of it was made within three years
after the distinguished service; and
(3) it appears from records of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force that the person is enti-
tled to the award.
(c) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines that—
(1) a statement setting forth the distin-
guished service and recommending official rec-
ognition of it was made and supported by suf-
ficient evidence within three years after the
distinguished serv
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