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10 U.S.C. § 7281 — Service medals: issue; replacement; availability of appropriations
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Army shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Army after May 12, 1928, and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal.
**(b)** Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, any medal or other device issued under subsection (a) that is lost, destroyed, or becomes unfit for use, without fault or neglect of the owner, may be replaced at cost. However, if the owner is a member of the Army or the Air Force, the medal or device may be replaced without charge.
**(c)** The Secretary may spend, from any appropriation for the support of the Army, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under this section.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Army shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Army after May 12, 1928, and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal.
**(b)** Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, any medal or other device issued under subsection (a) that is lost, destroyed, or becomes unfit for use, without fault or neglect of the owner, may be replaced at cost. However, if the owner is a member of the Army or the Air Force, the medal or device may be replaced without charge.
**(c)** The Secretary may spend, from any appropriation for the support of the Army, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under this section.
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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)** If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal or device presented to his representative, as designated by the President.
**(b)** If a person dies before an authorized service medal or device prescribed as a part thereof is presented to him under [section 7281 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7281&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall be presented to his family.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7281
President has inherent authority to issue regulations
appropriate to exercising his functions. The words ‘‘but
not in the name of Congress’’ are omitted as surplus-
age, since a medal is presented in the name of Congress
only if the law so directs. The word ‘‘award’’ is sub-
stituted for the word ‘‘present’’ to cover the determina-
tion of the recipients as well as the actual presentation
of the medal. The words ‘‘since the 6th day of April,
1917, has distinguished, or who, after July 2, 1926’’ and
10:1429 (proviso of 1st sentence) are omitted as exe-
cuted.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3749 of this
title as this section.
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.
§ 7280. Soldier’s Medal: award; limitations
(a)(1) The President may award a decoration
called the ‘‘Soldier’s Medal’’, of appropriate de-
sign with accompanying ribbon, to any person
who, while serving in any capacity with the
Army, distinguishes himself by heroism not in-
volving actual conflict with an enemy.
(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes au-
thority to award the medal to a member of the
Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status de-
fined in section 101(d) of this title when the
member distinguished himself by heroism.
(b) Not more than one Soldier’s Medal may be
awarded to a person. However, for each suc-
ceeding act that would otherwise justify the
award of such a medal, the President may award
a suitable bar or other devi
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