14-U.S.C.-494
§494 – Insignia For Additional Awards
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Title 14 > Part I > Chapter 13 > Section 494
Details
- Reference: Section 494
- Legend: §494 – Insignia For Additional Awards
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
No more than one medal of honor, Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, or one Coast Guard medal shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or service sufficient to justify the awarding of a medal of honor, Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, or Coast Guard medal, the President may award a suitable emblem or insignia to be worn with the decoration and a corresponding rosette or other device.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 535; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §13, 70A Stat. 624; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, §224(c)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section is supplemental to the preceding sections dealing with the award of medals and regulates the award of additional medals of the same kind. It follows the established practice in all the armed forces (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §358). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, for distinguished service medal, distinguished flying cross, in two places.
1956—Act Aug. 10, 1956, included the distinguished flying cross.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
14-U.S.C.-489 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Coast Guard
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14-U.S.C.-478 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Regular Coast Guard
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14-U.S.C.-492 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Awards
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