10 U.S.C. § 9281 — Service medals: issue; replacement; avail-

Page 3483 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9282 (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 Airman’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 device to be worn as he directs. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8750; Pub. L. 86–593, § 1(6), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 574(c), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758; renumbered § 9280, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 521(k)(2), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1882.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8750(a) ..... 10:1428 (less last sen- tence). July 2, 1926, ch. 721, § 11, 44 Stat. 789. 8750(b) ..... 10:1428 (last sentence). The words ‘‘Under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe’’ are omitted, since the President has in- herent authority to issue regulations appropriate to ex- ercising his functions. The words ‘‘but not in the name of Congress’’ are omitted as surplusage, since a medal is presented in the name of Congress only if the law so directs. The word ‘‘award’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘present’’ to cover the determination of the recipients as well as the actual presentation of the medal. The words ‘‘a decoration called’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘a medal to be known as’’. The words ‘‘including the National Guard and the Organized Reserves’’ are omitted as surplusage. The words ‘‘or herself’’ are omitted, since, under section 1 of title 1, words import- ing the masculine gender include the feminine. The words ‘‘after July 2, 1926’’ are omitted as executed. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘that would otherwise justify’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘sufficient to’’. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–159 inserted ‘‘or Space Force’’ after ‘‘Air Force’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8750 of this title as this section. 1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–85 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1960—Pub. L. 86–593 substituted ‘‘Airman’s Medal’’ for ‘‘Soldier’s Medal’’ in section catchline and wherever appearing 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. § 9281. Service medals: issue; replacement; avail- ability of appropriations (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pro- cure, and issue without charge to any person en- titled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Air Force or the Space Force after September 26, 1947, 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 Air Force or the Space Force, the medal or device may be re- placed without charge. (c) The Secretary may spend, from any appro- priation for the support of the Air Force or the Space Force, amounts necessary to provide med- als and devices under this section. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751; re- numbered § 9281, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(A)(v), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8751(a) ..... 8751(b) ..... 8751(c) ..... 10:1415a (less 21st through 30th words, and less clauses (a) through (n)). 10:1415b (less applica- bility to 10:1415a (clauses (a) through (n))). 10:1415c (less applica- bility to 10:1415a (clauses (a) through (n))). May 12, 1928, ch. 528, §§ 1 (less 25th through 34th words, and less clauses (a) through (n)), 2 (less applicability to § 1 (clauses (a) through (n))), 3 (less applica- bility to § 1 (clauses (a) through (n))), 45 Stat. 500. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘authorized for members of the Air Force after September 26, 1947’’ are sub- stituted for the words ‘‘hereafter authorized’’, since, under Transfer Order 1, that date was the effective date of the transfer of personnel from the Army to the Air Force under section 208(e) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (5 U.S.C. 626c(e)). 10:1415a (proviso) is omitted as surplusage, since the revised section is not limited to persons who are members of the Air Force at the time of the issue. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘member of the Air Force’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘persons in the military service of the United States’’. In subsection (c), the last 16 words are substituted for 10:1415c (last 16 words). Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ wherever appearing after the first appearance. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8751 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. § 9282. Medals: posthumous award and presen- tation (a) If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distin- guished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal