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10 U.S.C. § 1121 — Legion of Merit: award
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The President, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may award a decoration called the “Legion of Merit”, having suitable appurtenances and devices and not more than four degrees, to any member of the armed forces of the United States or of any friendly foreign nation who, after September 8, 1939, has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in performing outstanding services.
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The President, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may award a decoration called the “Legion of Merit”, having suitable appurtenances and devices and not more than four degrees, to any member of the armed forces of the United States or of any friendly foreign nation who, after September 8, 1939, has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in performing outstanding services.
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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 naval 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 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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Coast Guard personnel, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, may be awarded medals, bars, emblems, or insignia to which such personnel may be entitled under other provisions of law.
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**(a)**
(1) Any contract in the amount of $100,000 or more entered into by any department or agency of the United States for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) for the United States, shall contain a provision requiring that the party contracting with the United States take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified covered veterans. This section applies to any subcontract in the amount of $100,000 or more entered into by a prime contractor in carrying out any such contract.
(2) In addition to requiring affirmative action to employ such qualified covered veterans under such contracts and subcontracts and in order to promote the implementation of such requirement, the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe regulations requiring that—
(A) each such contractor for each such contract shall immediately list all of its employment openings with the appropriate employment service delivery system (as defined in [section 4101(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4101/7&num=0&edition=prelim)), and may also list such openings with one-stop career centers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,11 See References in Text note below. other appropriate service delivery points, or America’s Job Bank (or any additional or subsequent national electronic job bank established by the Department of Labor), except that the contractor may exclude openings for executive and senior management positions and positions which are to be filled from within the contractor’s organization and positions lasting three days or less;
(B) each such employment service delivery system shall give such qualified covered veterans priority in referral to such employment openings; a
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**(a) Establishment** There is established a Department of Homeland Security, as an executive department of the United States within the meaning of title 5.
**(b) Mission**
(1) **In general** — The primary mission of the Department is to—
(A) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States;
(B) reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism;
(C) minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States;
(D) carry out all functions of entities transferred to the Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning;
(E) ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by a specific explicit Act of Congress;
(F) ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland;
(G) ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of persons are not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland; and
(H) monitor connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism, coordinate efforts to sever such connections, and otherwise contribute to efforts to interdict illegal drug trafficking.
(2) **Responsibility for investigating and prosecuting terrorism** — Except as specifically provided by law with respect to entities transferred to the Department under this chapter, primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting acts of terrorism shall be vested not in the Department, but rather in Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the acts in question.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
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the award recommendation was made within 2 years of
the qualifying act or achievement; or
(v) on or after September 11, 2001, no award shall be
made except in accordance with any time limitations
established in regulations by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned or by the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.
(e) The Distinguished Flying Cross may be awarded
posthumously. When so awarded, it may be presented
to such representative of the deceased as may be
deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the military
department concerned, or the Secretary of Homeland
Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not
operating as a service in the Navy.
(f) Not more than one Distinguished Flying Cross
may be awarded to any one person. For each succeeding
act of heroism or extraordinary achievement justifying
such an award, a suitable bar or other device may be
awarded to be worn with the medal.
SEC. 6. Soldier’s Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal,
Airman’s Medal, and Coast Guard Medal.
(a) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with re-
spect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a
service in the Navy, may award the Soldier’s Medal,
Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Airman’s Medal, and
Coast Guard Medal in the name of the President to
those individuals who, while serving in any capacity
with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or
Coast Guard, as the case may be, distinguish them-
selves by heroism not involving actual conflict with an
enemy.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy may award the Navy
and Marine Corps Medal to any person to whom the
Secretary of the N
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