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10 U.S.C. § 8308 — Korea Defense Service Medal
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
**(b)** In this section, the term “KDSM eligibility period” means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
**(c)** The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a campaign medal, to be known as the Korea Defense Service Medal, to each person who while a member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and met the service requirements for the award of that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
**(b)** In this section, the term “KDSM eligibility period” means the period beginning on July 28, 1954, and ending on such date after the date of the enactment of this section as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be appropriate for terminating eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal.
**(c)** The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe service requirements for eligibility for the Korea Defense Service Medal. Those requirements shall not be more stringent than the service requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the award of that medal is authorized.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 518, § 8310; renumbered § 9160, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(3)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3810; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1721(a)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 665, provided that original appointments as warrant officers in the Regular Air Force or the Space Force would be made from persons who had served on active duty at least one year in the Air Force or the Space Force.
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**(a)**
(1) When the report of a selection board convened under [section 611(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section611/a&num=0&edition=prelim) is approved by the President, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall place the names of all officers approved for promotion within a competitive category on a single list for that competitive category, to be known as a promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such officers on the active-duty list or based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion board. A promotion list is considered to be established under this section as of the date of the approval of the report of the selection board under the preceding sentence.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on a promotion list for a competitive category shall be promoted to the next higher grade when additional officers in that grade and competitive category are needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in which the names of officers appear on the promotion list and after officers previously selected for promotion in that competitive category have been promoted. Officers to be promoted to the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) shall be promoted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(3)
(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on the active-duty list in the grade of first lieutenant or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant (junior grade) who are on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be promoted to the next higher grade in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be considered to be approved for purposes of subparagraph (
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**(a) Removal by President.—** The President may remove the name of any officer from a list of officers recommended for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter. The President shall notify the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after removing the name of an officer from such list for any reason other than misconduct.
**(b) Removal Due to Senate Not Giving Advice and Consent.—** If, after consideration of a list of officers approved for promotion by the President to a grade for which appointment is required by [section 624(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section624/c&num=0&edition=prelim) to be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Senate does not give its advice and consent to the appointment of an officer whose name is on the list, that officer’s name shall be removed from the list.
**(c) Removal After 18 Months.—**
(1) If an officer whose name is on a list of officers approved for promotion under [section 624(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section624/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to a grade for which appointment is required by [section 624(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section624/c&num=0&edition=prelim) to be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate is not appointed to that grade under such section during the officer’s promotion eligibility period, the officer’s name shall be removed from the list unless as of the end of such period the Senate has given its advice and consent to the appointment.
(2) Before the end of the promotion eligibility period with respect to an officer under paragraph (1), the President may extend that period
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**(a)** An officer who is appointed to a higher grade under [section 624 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section624&num=0&edition=prelim) is considered to have accepted such appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless he expressly declines the appointment.
**(b)** An officer who has served continuously since he subscribed to the oath of office prescribed in [section 3331 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3331&num=0&edition=prelim) is not required to take a new oath upon appointment to a higher grade under [section 624 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section624&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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.—** The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a fellowship program for the development of skills critical to the ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise. Under the fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide educational assistance and research assistance to eligible individuals to facilitate the development by such individuals of skills critical to maintaining the ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise.
**(b) Eligible Individuals.—** Individuals eligible for participation in the fellowship program are United States citizens who are either of the following:
(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons engineering or to the science and technology base of the Department of Energy.
(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such fields.
**(c) Covered Facilities.—** The Secretary shall carry out the fellowship program at or in connection with the national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
**(d) Administration.—** The Secretary shall carry out the fellowship program at a facility referred to in subsection (c) through the stockpile manager of the facility.
**(e) Allocation of Funds.—** The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, allocate funds available for the fellowship program under subsection (f) among the facilities referred to in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make the allocation after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program director of each such facility of the personnel and critical skills necessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing mission of the facility.
**(f) Agreement.—**
(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate in the pr
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8308
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.
PRESENTATION OF FLAG FOR PRIOR RECIPIENTS OF
MEDAL OF HONOR
President to provide for the presentation of the
Medal of Honor Flag to living recipients of the Medal
of Honor as expeditiously as possible after Oct. 17, 2006,
and for posthumous presentation to survivors of de-
ceased recipients upon written application therefor, see
section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a note under
section 7285 of this title.
§ 8308. Korea Defense Service Medal
(a) The Secretary of the Navy shall issue a
campaign medal, to be known as the Korea De-
fense Service Medal, to each person who while a
member of the Navy or Marine Corps served in
the Republic of Korea or the waters adjacent
thereto during the KDSM eligibility period and
met the service requirements for the award of
that medal prescribed under subsection (c).
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘KDSM eligibility
period’’ means the period beginning on July 28,
1954, and ending on such date after the date of
the enactment of this section as may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense to be appro-
priate for terminating eligibility for the Korea
Defense Service Medal.
(c) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe
service requirements for eligibility for the
Korea Defense Service Medal. Those require-
ments shall not be more stringent than the serv-
ice requirements for award of the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal for instances in which the
award of
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