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14 U.S.C. § 2734 — Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag
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The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under [section 903 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section903&num=0&edition=prelim) to each individual to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 2732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 2732 or 2743 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the individual to whom the medal is presented.
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The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under [section 903 of title 36](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title36-section903&num=0&edition=prelim) to each individual to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 2732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 2732 or 2743 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the individual to whom the medal is presented.
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All powers and functions conferred upon the Coast Guard, or the Commandant, by or pursuant to this title or any other law shall, unless otherwise specifically stated, be executed by the Commandant subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. In order to execute the powers and functions vested in him, the Commandant may assign personnel of the Coast Guard to duty in the District of Columbia, elsewhere in the United States, in any territory of the United States, and in any foreign country, but such personnel shall not be assigned to duties in any foreign country without the consent of the government of that country; assign to such personnel such duties and authority as he deems necessary; and issue rules, orders, and instructions, not inconsistent with law, relating to the organization, internal administration, and personnel of the Coast Guard.
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The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to an individual who, while a member of the Coast Guard, displays conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of such individual’s life above and beyond the call of duty—
(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;
(3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
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**(a) Designation.—** The Secretary of Defense shall design and designate a flag as the Medal of Honor Flag. In selecting the design for the flag, the Secretary shall consider designs submitted by the general public.
**(b) Presentation.—** The Medal of Honor Flag shall be presented as specified in sections 7285, 8307, and 9285 of title 10 and section 505 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 2733
The language is parallel to that found in title 34,
U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 354, providing for awards to personnel
of the Navy. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 8506(c), substituted ‘‘displays
conspicuous’’ for ‘‘distinguishes himself conspicuously
by’’ and ‘‘such individual’s’’ for ‘‘his’’ in introductory
provisions.
Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(a)(25), substituted ‘‘an indi-
vidual’’ for ‘‘a person’’ in introductory provisions.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 491 of this
title as this section.
1963—Pub. L. 88–77 enlarged the authority to award
the medal of honor, which was limited to those cases in
which persons, while in the service of the Coast Guard,
distinguished themselves in action involving actual
conflict with an enemy, or in the line of his profession,
and without detriment to the mission of his command
or to the command to which attached, to permit its
award for distinguished service by members of the
Coast Guard while engaged in an action against an
enemy of the United States, while engaged in military
operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign
force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces en-
gaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed
force in which the United States is not a belligerent
party, and substituted the requirement that it be of ap-
propriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, for
the requirement that the design be the same as that of
the Navy medal of honor.
§ 2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal
An individual awarded a medal of honor shall,
upon written application of that individual, be
issued, without charge, one duplicate medal of
honor with ribbons and appurtenances. Such du-
plicate m
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