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10 U.S.C. § 9280 — Airman’s Medal: award; limitations
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**(a)**
(1) The President may award a decoration called the “Airman’s Medal”, of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or Space Force, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in [section 101(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/d&num=0&edition=prelim) when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
**(b)** Not more than one Airman’s Medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal, the President may award a suitable bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
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**(a)**
(1) The President may award a decoration called the “Airman’s Medal”, of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or Space Force, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in [section 101(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/d&num=0&edition=prelim) when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
**(b)** Not more than one Airman’s Medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal, the President may award a suitable bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may authorize any Department of the Navy civilian employee described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under [section 1585a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1585a&num=0&edition=prelim) for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
**(b) Agents To Have Authority.—** Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Navy.
**(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.—** The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.
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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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Page 3482
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9278
The words ‘‘issued for wear with or in place of any of
them’’ are inserted for clarity. The words ‘‘presented
under the provisions of this title’’ and ‘‘such medal,
cross, bar, ribbon, rosette, or device’’ are omitted as
surplusage.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8747 of this
title as this section.
2001—Pub. L. 107–107 substituted ‘‘stolen, lost,’’ for
‘‘lost’’.
1960—Pub. L. 86–593 inserted ‘‘Air Force cross’’ in sec-
tion catchline and in text.
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.
§ 9278. Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distin-
guished-service cross; distinguished-service
medal; silver star: availability of appropria-
tions
The Secretary of the Air Force may spend,
from any appropriation for contingent expenses
of the Department of the Air Force, amounts
necessary to provide medals and devices under
sections 9271, 9272, 9273, 9274, 9276, 9277, and 9282
of this title.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 541, § 8748; Pub.
L. 86–593, § 1(5), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332; renum-
bered § 9278 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A,
title VIII, §§ 806(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 1833, 1840.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
8748 .........
10:1424.
July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (13th
par. under ‘‘Ordnance
Department’’), 40 Stat.
871.
The word ‘‘amounts’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘so
much as may be’’. The word ‘‘provides’’ is sub
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