10-U.S.C.-6247
§6247 – Additional Awards
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Title 10 > Subtitle C > Part II > Chapter 567 > Section 6247
Details
- Reference: Section 6247
- Legend: §6247 – Additional Awards
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
Not more than one Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, or Navy and Marine Corps Medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act or service that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal or cross, the President may award a suitable bar, emblem, or insignia to be worn with the decoration and corresponding rosette or other device.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, §561(b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 766.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6247 | 34 U.S.C. 358. | Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, §5, 40 Stat. 1056; renumbered §7 and amended Aug. 7, 1942, ch. 551, §1, 56 Stat. 744. |
| 34 U.S.C. 364a (2d sentence). | July 2, 1926, ch. 721, §12 (2d sentence), 44 Stat. 789; July 30, 1937, ch. 545, §4, 50 Stat. 549. |
The word awarded is substituted for the word issued for uniformity. The words that would otherwise justify are substituted for the words sufficient to justify for clarity. The word service is substituted for the word achievement for uniformity. The words as he shall direct are omitted as surplusage.
Amendments
2013—Pub. L. 113–66 struck out medal of honor, before Navy cross.
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