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10 U.S.C. § 8292 — Navy cross
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The President may award a Navy cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor—
(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 may award a Navy cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor—
(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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**(a) Program Required.—** The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to ensure that covered individuals may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making protected disclosures.
**(b) Covered Individuals.—** For purposes of this section, a covered individual is an individual who is an employee of the Department of Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, who is engaged in the defense activities of the Department.
**(c) Protected Disclosures.—** For purposes of this section, a protected disclosure is a disclosure—
(1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate steps to protect the security of the information in accordance with guidance provided under this section;
(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d); and
(3) of classified or other information that the covered individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific evidence of any of the following:
(A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority.
(C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material fact.
**(d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be Made.—** A person or entity specified in this subsection is any of the following:
(1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or element of the Government to which the disclosed information relates.
(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a committee and has an appropriate security clearance for access to information of the type disclosed.
(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(5) Any other element of the Government designated by the Secretary as
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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) In General.—** Whoever knowingly purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells, attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
**(b) Fraudulent Representations About Receipt of Military Decorations or Medals.—** Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(c) Enhanced Penalty for Offenses Involving Congressional Medal of Honor.—**
(1) **In general.—** — If a decoration or medal involved in an offense under subsection (a) is a Congressional Medal of Honor, in lieu of the punishment provided in that subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
(2) **Congressional medal of honor defined.—** — In this subsection, the term “Congressional Medal of Honor” means—
(A) a medal of honor awarded under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14;
(B) a duplicate medal of honor issued under section 7284, 8306, or 9284 of title 10 or section 504 1 of title 14; or
(C) a repl
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8292
service, distinguishes 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 in-
volving conflict with an opposing foreign
force; or
(3) while serving with friendly foreign forces
engaged in an armed conflict against an oppos-
ing armed force in which the United States is
not a belligerent party.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 389, § 6241; Pub.
L. 88–77, § 2(1), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 93; Pub. L.
104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(2), Feb. 10, 1996,
110 Stat. 512; renumbered § 8291, Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 1836.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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section
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Source (Statutes at Large)
6241 .........
34 U.S.C. 354.
Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, § 1, 40
Stat. 1056; Aug. 7, 1942,
ch. 551, § 1, 56 Stat. 743.
In subsection (a) the word ‘‘award’’ is added for clar-
ity since the President determines the recipient, in ad-
dition to presenting the medal in the name of Congress.
The words ‘‘a member of the naval service’’ are sub-
stituted for the words ‘‘in the naval service of the
United States’’ for uniformity. The word ‘‘distin-
guishes’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘shall * * * dis-
tinguish’’ for uniformity.
In subsection (b) the words ‘‘of the medal of honor au-
thorized on August 8, 1942’’ are substituted for the
words ‘‘adopted pursuant to the Act approved Decem-
ber 21, 1861 (12 Stat. 330)’’ for the reason that the 1861
Act does not establish the design, and the date of for-
mal adoption of the design of the medal is obscure. The
effect of the subsection is to contin
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