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10 U.S.C. § 9284 — Medal of honor: duplicate medal
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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 Air Force may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only.
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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 Air Force may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only.
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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) Authority.—** Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may authorize the taking of not more than 25 marine mammals each year for national defense purposes. Any such authorization may be made only with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce and after consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission established by section 201 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ([16 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Humane Treatment Required.—** A mammal taken under this section shall be captured, supervised, cared for, transported, and deployed in a humane manner consistent with conditions established by the Secretary of Commerce.
**(c) Protection for Endangered Species.—** A mammal may not be taken under this section if the mammal is determined to be a member of an endangered or threatened species under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1533](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(d) Application of Other Act.—** This section applies without regard to the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ([16 U.S.C. 1361](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1361&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9284
or device presented to his representative, as des-
ignated by the President.
(b) If a person dies before an authorized serv-
ice medal or device prescribed as a part thereof
is presented to him under section 9281 of this
title, it shall be presented to his family.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8752; Pub.
L. 85–861, § 33(a)(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565;
renumbered § 9282 and amended Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13,
2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1956 ACT
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
8752(a) .....
8752(b) .....
10:1409 (words between
1st and 2d semicolons).
10:1429 (1st 49 words of
last sentence).
10:1415a (21st through
30th words, less appli-
cability to clauses (a)
through (n)).
July 9, 1918, ch. 143
(words between 1st and
2d semicolons of 15th
par. under ‘‘Ordnance
Department’’), 40 Stat.
871.
July 2, 1926, ch. 721, § 12
(1st 49 words of last
sentence), 44 Stat. 789;
July 30, 1937, ch. 545,
§ 4, 50 Stat. 549.
May 12, 1928, ch. 528, § 1
(25th through 34th
words, less applica-
bility to clauses (a)
through (n)), 45 Stat.
500.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘If a person’’ are sub-
stituted for the words ‘‘In case an individual * * *
dies’’, in 10:1409, and ‘‘In case an individual * * * shall
have died’’, in 10:1429. The words ‘‘within three years
from the date’’, in 10:1409, are omitted as covered by
section 8744 of this title. The words ‘‘who shall distin-
guish himself’’, in 10:1409, and ‘‘who distinguishes him-
self’’, in 10:1429, are omitted as covered by the words
‘‘the award * * * to which he is entitled’’.
1958 ACT
The change reflects the fact that the source statute
for
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