10-U.S.C.-8741
§8741 – Medal of Honor: Award
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Title 10 > Subtitle D > Part II > Chapter 857 > Section 8741
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- Reference: Section 8741
- Legend: §8741 – Medal of Honor: Award
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while a member of the Air Force, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty—
(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or
(3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 540; Pub. L. 88–77, §3(1), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 94.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8741 | 10:1403. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143, (8th par. under Ordnance Department), 40 Stat. 870. |
The words That the provisions of existing law relating to the award of medals of honor to officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates of the Army be, and they hereby are, amended so that, in the Act of July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (8th par. under Ordnance Department), 40 Stat. 870, are not contained in 10:1403. They are also omitted from the revised section as surplusage. The word member is substituted for the words officer or enlisted man. The word only is omitted as surplusage. The word award is inserted for clarity, since the President determines the recipient of the medal in addition to presenting it.
Amendments
1963—Pub. L. 88–77 enlarged the authority to award the medal of honor, which was limited to those cases in which persons distinguished themselves in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, to permit its award for distinguished service 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 engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
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