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14 U.S.C. § 2748 — Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
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**(a) Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the release of a member of the Coast Guard from active duty for retirement, the Secretary shall present a United States flag to the member.
**(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
**(c) No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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**(a) Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the release of a member of the Coast Guard from active duty for retirement, the Secretary shall present a United States flag to the member.
**(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
**(c) No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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**(a) Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the release of a member of the Army from active duty for retirement, the Secretary of the Army shall present a United States flag to the member.
**(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
**(c) No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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**(a) Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the release of a member of the Navy or Marine Corps from active duty for retirement or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, the Secretary of the Navy shall present a United States flag to the member.
**(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
**(c) No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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**(a) Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the release of a member of the Air Force or the Space Force from active duty for retirement, the Secretary of the Air Force shall present a United States flag to the member.
**(b) Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for a presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any other provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.
**(c) No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 2761
als, bars, emblems, or insignia to which such
personnel may be entitled under other provi-
sions of law.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 537, § 502; renum-
bered § 2746, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec.
4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
This section insures that the preceding sections are
not intended to prevent Coast Guard military personnel
from receiving other medals, the legion of merit, for
example. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 502 of this
title as this section.
Executive Documents
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
Medal established as an award for outstanding meri-
torious achievement or service to the United States,
see Ex. Ord. No. 11448, Jan. 16, 1969, 34 F.R. 915, as
amended, set out as a note preceding section 1121 of
Title 10, Armed Forces.
§ 2747. Awards and insignia for excellence in
service or conduct
The Coast Guard may award trophies, badges,
and cash prizes to Coast Guard personnel or
groups thereof, including personnel of the re-
serve components thereof whether or not on ac-
tive duty, for excellence in accomplishments re-
lated to Coast Guard service, to incur such ex-
penses as may be necessary to enter such per-
sonnel in competitions, and to provide badges or
buttons in recognition of special service, good
conduct, and discharge under conditions other
than dishonorable.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 537, § 503; renum-
bered § 2747, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec.
4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on the following language contained in the
Coast Guard appropriation act for 1949, ‘‘Pay and Al-
lowances’’ and preceding years: ‘‘not exceeding $10,000
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