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10 U.S.C. § 7285 — 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 person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 7271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7271&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 7271 or 7282(a) of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person 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 person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 7271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7271&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 7271 or 7282(a) of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.
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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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**(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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In this subchapter:
(1) **Compensation.—** — The term “compensation”, for a year, means the total amount of wages, salary, bonuses and deferred compensation for the year, whether paid, earned, or otherwise accruing, as recorded in an employer’s cost accounting records for the year.
(2) **Covered contract.—** — The term “covered contract” means a contract for an amount in excess of $500,000 that is entered into by the head of an agency, except that such term does not include a fixed-price contract without cost incentives or any firm fixed-price contract for the purchase of commercial products or commercial services.
(3) **Fiscal year.—** — The term “fiscal year” means a fiscal year established by a contractor for accounting purposes.
(4) **Head of the agency.—** — The term “head of the agency” or “agency head” does not include the Secretary of a military department.
(5) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” means the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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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 a person who while a member of the Army, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his 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; or
(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 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 person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 8291 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8291&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 8291 or 8300 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person 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 person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under [section 9271 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9271&num=0&edition=prelim). Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 9271 or 9282(a) of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7286
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.
§ 7284. Medal of honor: duplicate medal
A person awarded a medal of honor shall, upon
written application of that person, be issued,
without charge, one duplicate medal of honor
with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate
medal of honor shall be marked, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Army may determine, as
a duplicate or for display purposes only.
(Added
Pub.
L.
107–107,
div.
A,
title
V,
§ 553(a)(1)(A), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1115, § 3754;
renumbered § 7284, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 808(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3754 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.
§ 7285. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of
Honor Flag
The President shall provide for the presen-
tation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated
under section 903 of title 36 to each person to
whom a medal of honor is awarded under section
7271 of this title. Presentation of the flag shall
be made at the same time as the presentation of
the medal under section 7271 or 7282(a) of this
title. In the case of a posthumous pr
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