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14 U.S.C. § 2732 — Medal of honor
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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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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) Medal of Honor Recipients.—** A former member of the armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay.
**(b) Immediate Dependents.—** A person who is an immediate dependent of a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Medal of Honor recipient” means a person who has been awarded a medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or [section 2732 of title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “immediate dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment.—** There shall be in the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating a roll designated as the “Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll”.
**(b) Enrollment.—** The Secretary concerned shall enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or [section 2732 of title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Issuance of Enrollment Certificate.—** Each living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be issued a certificate of enrollment on the roll.
**(d) Entitlement to Special Pension; Notice to Secretary of Veterans Affairs.—** The Secretary concerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each certificate of enrollment issued under subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the special pension provided by [section 1562 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1562&num=0&edition=prelim) to the person named in the certificate.
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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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**(a)** In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under [section 1710(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in the order listed:
(1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14.
(2) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 percent or 40 percent.
(3) Veterans who are former prisoners of war or who were awarded the Purple Heart, veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 percent, and veterans described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound and other veterans who are catastrophically disabled.
(5) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under [section 1722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1722/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?re
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services which the Secretary determines to be needed—
(A) to any veteran for a service-connected disability; and
(B) to any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more.
(2) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services, and may furnish nursing home care, which the Secretary determines to be needed to any veteran—
(A) who has a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent or, with respect to nursing home care during any period during which the provisions of [section 1710A(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710A/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are in effect, a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 70 percent;
(B) whose discharge or release from active military, naval, air, or space service was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty;
(C) who is in receipt of, or who, but for a suspension pursuant to [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim) (or both a suspension and the receipt of retired pay), would be entitled to disability compensation, but only to the extent that such veteran’s continuing eligibility for such care is provided for in the judgment or settlement provided for in such section;
(D) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, or who was awarded the Purple Heart;
(E) who is a veteran of—
(i) the Mexican border period;
(
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**(a)** The Secretary (subject to [section 1710(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsection (c) of this section) shall operate and maintain a program to provide extended care services to eligible veterans in accordance with this section. Such services shall include the following:
(1) Geriatric evaluation.
(2) Nursing home care (A) in facilities operated by the Secretary, and (B) in community-based facilities through contracts under [section 1720 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Domiciliary services under [section 1710(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Adult day health care under [section 1720(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720/f&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) Such other noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care as the Secretary may furnish as medical services under section 1701(10) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(6) Respite care under [section 1720B of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** The Secretary shall ensure that the staffing and level of extended care services provided by the Secretary nationally in facilities of the Department during any fiscal year is not less than the staffing and level of such services provided nationally in facilities of the Department during fiscal year 1998.
**(c)**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not furnish extended care services for a non-service-
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**(a)**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall require a veteran to pay the United States $2 for each 30-day supply of medication furnished such veteran under this chapter on an outpatient basis for the treatment of a non-service-connected disability or condition. If the amount supplied is less than a 30-day supply, the amount of the charge may not be reduced.
(2) The Secretary may not require a veteran to pay an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1).
(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply—
(A) to a veteran with a service-connected disability rated 50 percent or more;
(B) to a veteran who is a former prisoner of war;
(C) to a veteran whose annual income (as determined under [section 1503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1503&num=0&edition=prelim)) does not exceed the maximum annual rate of pension which would be payable to such veteran if such veteran were eligible for pension under [section 1521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(D) to a veteran who was awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14.
(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse the effect of such an overdose.
**(b)** The Secretary, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, may—
(1) increase the copayment amount in effect under subsection (a); and
(2) establish a maximum monthly and a maximum annual pharmaceutical copayment amount under su
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**(a)** The Secretary shall furnish, when requested, appropriate Government headstones or markers at the expense of the United States for the unmarked graves of the following:
(1) Any individual buried in a national cemetery or in a post cemetery.
(2) Any individual eligible for burial in a national cemetery (but not buried there), except for those persons or classes of persons enumerated in section 2402(a)(4), (5), and (6) of this title.
(3) Soldiers of the Union and Confederate Armies of the Civil War.
(4) Any individual described in [section 2402(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2402/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim) who is buried in a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or a veterans’ cemetery owned by a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization.
(5) Any individual who at the time of death was entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10 or would have been entitled to retired pay under that chapter but for the fact that the person was under 60 years of age.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall furnish, when requested, an appropriate memorial headstone or marker for the purpose of commemorating an eligible individual whose remains are unavailable. Such a headstone or marker shall be furnished for placement in a national cemetery area reserved for that purpose under [section 2403 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2403&num=0&edition=prelim), a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State, a veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization, or, in the case of a veteran, in a State, local, or private cemetery.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), an eligible in
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 2732
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘indi-
vidual’’ for ‘‘person’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 508 of this
title as this section.
1952—Subsec. (a). Act July 10, 1952, authorized reim-
bursement of necessary expenses to persons other than
civil officers, and added stragglers and prisoners to
class of offenders.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective May 31, 1951, see act May 5, 1950, ch.
169, § 5, 64 Stat. 145.
§ 2712. Payment for the apprehension of strag-
glers
The Coast Guard may offer and pay rewards
for the apprehension and delivery of deserters,
stragglers, and prisoners.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 547, § 644; renum-
bered § 2712, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec.
4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 147 (May 26, 1906,
ch. 2556, § 5, 34 Stat. 200).
Said section has been divided. That part relating to
rewards for the apprehension of deserters is placed in
this section. That part relating to the acceptance of
convicted deserters in the armed forces is placed in sec-
tion 575 of this title. The first sentence of said section
is eliminated inasmuch as it is believed that com-
manding officers in the Coast Guard are charged with
the duty of apprehending deserters without special
statutory authority therefor.
The limitation as to amount that could be offered is
removed.
The provision concerning money due the deserter is
eliminated. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 644 of this
title as this section.
§ 2713. Employment assistance
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the accu-
rac
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