10 U.S.C. § 1134a — Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force,

Page 1195 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1135 foreign correctional facility to present a decora- tion to a person who is incarcerated due to con- viction of a serious violent felony. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘decoration’’ means any deco- ration or award that may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces. (2) The term ‘‘serious violent felony’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18. (Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 537(a), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2019.) § 1133. Bronze Star: limitation on persons eligible to receive The decoration known as the ‘‘Bronze Star’’ may only be awarded to a member of a military force who— (1) at the time of the events for which the decoration is to be awarded, was serving in a geographic area in which special pay is au- thorized under section 310 or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37; or (2) receives special pay under section 310 or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37 as a result of those events. (Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 541(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–114; amended Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 571(a), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4222.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2011—Pub. L. 111–383 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The decoration known as the ‘Bronze Star’ may only be awarded to a member of the armed forces who is in receipt of special pay under section 310 of title 37 at the time of the events for which the decoration is to be awarded or who receives such pay as a result of those events.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 571(c), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4223, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] applies to the award of the Bronze Star after October 30, 2000.’’ § 1134. Medal of honor: award to individual in- terred in Tomb of the Unknowns as rep- resentative of casualties of a war The medal of honor awarded posthumously to a deceased member of the armed forces who, as an unidentified casualty of a particular war or other armed conflict, is interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, is awarded to the member as the rep- resentative of the members of the armed forces who died in such war or other armed conflict and whose remains have not been identified, and not to the individual personally. (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 561(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1917.) § 1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the De- partment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department in which the Coast Guard is oper- ating a roll designated as the ‘‘Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll’’. (b) ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or section 2732 of title 14. (c) ISSUANCE OF ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE.— Each living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be issued a certificate of en- rollment on the roll. (d) ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL PENSION; NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Sec- retary concerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each cer- tificate of enrollment issued under subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the spe- cial pension provided by section 1562 of title 38 to the person named in the certificate. (Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 563(a)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 767; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(15), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted ‘‘section 2732 of title 14’’ for ‘‘section 491 of title 14’’. 2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘section 7271, 8291, or 9271’’ for ‘‘section 3741, 6241, or 8741’’. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 563(d), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 768, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [enacting this section, amending section 1562 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, and repealing sec- tions 1560 and 1561 of Title 38] shall apply with respect to Medals of Honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013].’’ § 1135. Replacement of military decorations (a) REPLACEMENT.—In addition to other au- thorities available to the Secretary concerned to replace a military decoration, the Secretary concerned shall replace, on a one-time basis and without charge, a military decoration upon the request of the recipient of the military decora- tion or the immediate next of kin of a deceased recipient. (b) PROMPT REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.—When a request for the replacement of a military deco- ration is received under this section or section 7277, 7281, 8303, 9277, or 9281 of this title, the Sec- retary concerned shall ensure that—