10-U.S.C.-6246
§6246 – Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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Title 10 > Subtitle C > Part II > Chapter 567 > Section 6246
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- Reference: Section 6246
- Legend: §6246 – Navy and Marine Corps Medal
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) The President may award a medal called the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof—
(1) to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy; or
(2) to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy, before August 7, 1942, awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, and who applies for that medal, regardless of the date of the act of heroism.
(b) The authority in subsection (a) 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 when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, §574(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6246 | 34 U.S.C. 356b. | Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, §5; added Aug. 7, 1942, ch. 551, §1, 56 Stat. 744. |
The word award is substituted for the word present to cover the determination of the recipient as well as the actual presenting of the award. The words but not in the name of Congress are omitted since a decoration is presented in the name of Congress only if the law so directs. The words including the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve are omitted as covered by the definitions of the Navy and the Marine Corps. The last sentence, relating to additional pay, is omitted for the reason that, under the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), there is no additional pay authorized for any medal. The words since December 6, 1941 are omitted as executed. The words or herself are omitted as covered by the rules of construction in 1 U.S.C. 1.
Amendments
1997—Pub. L. 105–85 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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