14 U.S.C. § 2733 — Medal of honor: duplicate medal

Page 176 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 2733 The language is parallel to that found in title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 354, providing for awards to personnel of the Navy. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 8506(c), substituted ‘‘displays conspicuous’’ for ‘‘distinguishes himself conspicuously by’’ and ‘‘such individual’s’’ for ‘‘his’’ in introductory provisions. Pub. L. 116–283, § 8505(a)(25), substituted ‘‘an indi- vidual’’ for ‘‘a person’’ in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 491 of this title as this section. 1963—Pub. L. 88–77 enlarged the authority to award the medal of honor, which was limited to those cases in which persons, while in the service of the Coast Guard, distinguished themselves in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, or in the line of his profession, and without detriment to the mission of his command or to the command to which attached, to permit its award for distinguished service by members of the Coast Guard while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States, while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces en- gaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party, and substituted the requirement that it be of ap- propriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, for the requirement that the design be the same as that of the Navy medal of honor. § 2733. Medal of honor: duplicate medal An individual awarded a medal of honor shall, upon written application of that individual, be issued, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor with ribbons and appurtenances. Such du- plicate medal of honor shall be marked, in such manner as the Secretary may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only. (Added Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(d)(1)(A), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1116, § 504; re- numbered § 2733, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(26), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘An individual’’ for ‘‘A person’’ and ‘‘that individual’’ for ‘‘that person’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 504 of this title as this section. § 2734. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag The President shall provide for the presen- tation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under section 903 of title 36 to each individual to whom a medal of honor is awarded under section 2732 of this title. Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 2732 or 2743 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the indi- vidual to whom the medal is presented. (Added Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8143(c)(4)(A), Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1571, § 505; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(b)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 555(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2217; renumbered § 2734 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 116(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226, 4240; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(27), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘individual’’ for ‘‘person’’ in two places. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted ‘‘section 2732’’ for ‘‘section 491’’ and ‘‘section 2732 or 2743’’ for ‘‘section 491 or 498’’. Pub. L. 115–282, § 116(b), renumbered section 505 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 struck out ‘‘after October 23, 2002’’ after ‘‘section 491 of this title’’ and inserted at end ‘‘In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.’’ 2002—Pub. L. 107–314 substituted ‘‘October 23, 2002’’ for ‘‘the date of the enactment of this section’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 of the Medal of Honor upon written application therefor, see section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a note under section 3755 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 2735. Coast Guard cross The President may award a Coast Guard cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appur- tenances, to an individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, when the Coast Guard is not operating under the Depart- ment of the Navy, distinguishes himself or her- self by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor— (1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) while engaged in military operations in- volving conflict with an opposing foreign force or international terrorist organization; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an oppos- ing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. (Added Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2921, § 491a; renumbered § 2735, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(28), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘an individual’’ for ‘‘a person’’ in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 491a of this title as this section. § 2736. Distinguished service medal The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished service medal