10-U.S.C.-8745
§8745 – Medal of Honor; Air Force Cross; Distinguished-Service Medal: Delegation of Power to Award
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Title 10 > Subtitle D > Part II > Chapter 857 > Section 8745
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- Reference: Section 8745
- Legend: §8745 – Medal of Honor; Air Force Cross; Distinguished-Service Medal: Delegation of Power to Award
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, Air Force cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate air force or higher unit in the field.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 541; Pub. L. 86–593, §1(3), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8745 | 10:1410. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (16th par., less words after semicolon, under Ordnance Department), 40 Stat. 872. |
The words under such conditions, regulations, and limitations as he shall prescribe are omitted as surplusage. The words his authority are substituted for the words the power conferred upon him by sections 1403, 1406–1408, 1409–1412, 1416, 1420, 1422, 1423, and 1424 of this title.
Amendments
1960—Pub. L. 86–593 substituted Air Force cross for distinguished-service cross in section catchline and in text.
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