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10 U.S.C. § 8300 — Posthumous awards
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If a person who distinguishes himself dies before an award to which he is entitled is made, the award may be made and the medal, cross, or bar, or associated emblem or insignia may be presented, within five years from the date of the act or service justifying the award, to his representative as designated by the President.
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If a person who distinguishes himself dies before an award to which he is entitled is made, the award may be made and the medal, cross, or bar, or associated emblem or insignia may be presented, within five years from the date of the act or service justifying the award, to his representative as designated by the President.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390, § 6249; renumbered § 8299, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, related to limitation of honorable service.
A prior section 8299, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 511; Aug. 21, 1957, Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(10), title IV, § 401(1), 71 Stat. 387, 390; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(21), 72 Stat. 1565; Sept. 30, 1966, Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(29), 80 Stat. 854; Nov. 8, 1967, Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(27)(A), 81 Stat. 382, provided that promotion-list officers be promoted to regular grades of captain, major, and lieutenant colonel, after specified length of service or without regard to length of service in view of actual or anticipated vacancies if Secretary of Air Force so directs, or be eliminated from active list under [section 8303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8303&num=0&edition=prelim) and a promotion-list officer who has twice been considered and not recommended for promotion to any one regular grade not be again considered for promotion under this section, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2880, effective Sept. 15, 1981. See sections 631 and 632 of this title.
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The President may delegate, under such conditions as he prescribes, to flag and general officers who are commanders-in-chief or commanding on important independent duty, his authority to award the Navy cross, the distinguished-service medal, the silver star medal, or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8301
1960—Pub. L. 86–582 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), inserted ‘‘or subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘title’’,
and added subsec. (b).
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.
[§ 8299. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V,
§ 582(b)(2)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1412]
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390,
§ 6249; renumbered § 8299, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, related to
limitation of honorable service.
A prior section 8299, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 511; Aug. 21, 1957, Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(10),
title IV, § 401(1), 71 Stat. 387, 390; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L.
85–861, § 33(a)(21), 72 Stat. 1565; Sept. 30, 1966, Pub. L.
89–609, § 1(29), 80 Stat. 854; Nov. 8, 1967, Pub. L. 90–130,
§ 1(27)(A), 81 Stat. 382, provided that promotion-list offi-
cers be promoted to regular grades of captain, major,
and lieutenant colonel, after specified length of service
or without regard to length of service in view of actual
or anticipated vacancies if Secretary of Air Force so di-
rects, or be eliminated from active list under section
8303 of this title and a promotion-list officer who has
twice been considered and not recommended for pro-
motion to any one regular grade not be again consid-
ered for promotion under this section, prior to repeal
by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat.
2880, effective Sept. 15, 1981. See sections 631 and 632
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