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    10 USC CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS                  01/03/2007

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

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                    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS                

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    Sec.                                                     
    1121.       Legion of Merit: award.                               
    1122.       Medal for Merit: award.                               
    1123.       Right to wear badges of military societies.           
    1124.       Cash awards for disclosures, suggestions, inventions,
                 and scientific achievements.                         
    1125.       Recognition for accomplishments: award of trophies.   
    1126.       Gold star lapel button: eligibility and distribution. 
    1127.       Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart.          
    1128.       Prisoner-of-war medal: issue.                         
    1129.       Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in action by
                 friendly fire.                                       
    1130.       Consideration of proposals for decorations not
                 previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures
                 for review.                                          
    1131.       Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed
                 forces.                                              
    1132.       Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering
                 correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners
                 convicted of serious violent felonies.               
    1133.       Bronze star: limitation to members receiving imminent
                 danger pay.                                          
    1134.       Medal of honor: award to individual interred in Tomb
                 of the Unknowns as representative of casualties of a
                 war.                                                 

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2004 - Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 561(b), Oct. 28,
    2004, 118 Stat. 1918, added item 1134.
      2003 - Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title X, Sec. 1031(a)(10)(B),
    Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597, struck out "and recommendation"
    after "review" in item 1130.
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 541(b)],
    Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-114, added item 1133.
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title V, Sec. 537(b), Oct. 17,
    1998, 112 Stat. 2019, added item 1132.
      1997 - Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 571(a)(2), Nov. 18,
    1997, 111 Stat. 1756, added item 1131.
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 526(b), Feb. 10,
    1996, 110 Stat. 314, added item 1130.
      1993 - Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1141(b), Nov. 30,
    1993, 107 Stat. 1757, added item 1129.
      1985 - Pub. L. 99-145, title V, Sec. 532(a)(2), title XII, Sec.
    1225(a)(2)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 634, 730, inserted
    "disclosures," and substituted "and" for "or" in item 1124, and
    added item 1128.
      1984 - Pub. L. 98-525, title V, Sec. 553(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98
    Stat. 2532, added item 1127.
      1966 - Pub. L. 89-718, Sec. 9, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117,
    redesignated item 1124, added by Pub. L. 89-534, Sec. 1(2), Aug.
    11, 1966, 80 Stat. 345, as 1126.
      Pub. L. 89-534, Sec. 1(2), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 345, added
    item 1124, relating to eligibility for and distribution of gold
    star lapel button.
      Pub. L. 89-529, Sec. 1(2), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 339, added
    item 1125.
      1965 - Pub. L. 89-198, Sec. 1(2), Sept. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 831,
    added item 1124, relating to payment of cash awards for members of
    armed forces for suggestions, inventions, or scientific
    achievements.

     REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCESS FOR AWARDING DECORATIONS 
      Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title V, Sec. 557, Oct. 17, 2006, 120
    Stat. 2219, provided that:
      "(a) Review. - The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of
    the policy, procedures, and processes of the military departments
    for awarding decorations to members of the Armed Forces.
      "(b) Time Periods. - As part of the review under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall compare the time frames of the awards process
    between active duty and reserve components - 
        "(1) from the time a recommendation for the award of a
      decoration is submitted until the time the award of the
      decoration is approved; and
        "(2) from the time the award of a decoration is approved until
      the time when the decoration is presented to the recipient.
      "(c) Reserve Components. - If the Secretary, in conducting the
    review under subsection (a), finds that the timeliness of the
    awards process for members of the reserve components is not the
    same as, or similar to, that for members of the active components,
    the Secretary shall take appropriate steps to address the
    discrepancy.
      "(d) Report. - Not later than August 1, 2007, the Secretary shall
    submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
    report containing the Secretary's findings as a result of the
    review under subsection (a), together with a plan for implementing
    whatever changes are determined to be appropriate to the process
    for awarding decorations in order to ensure that decorations are
    awarded in a timely manner, to the extent practicable."

    SEPARATE MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS TO RECOGNIZE SERVICE IN OPERATION
          ENDURING FREEDOM AND SERVICE IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
      Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title V, Sec. 576, Jan. 6, 2006, 119
    Stat. 3274, provided that: "For purposes of eligibility for the
    campaign medal for Operation Enduring Freedom established pursuant
    to Public Law 108-234 (10 U.S.C. 1121 note), the beginning date of
    Operation Enduring Freedom is September 11, 2001."
      Pub. L. 108-234, Sec. 1, May 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 655, provided
    that:
      "(a) Requirement. - The President shall establish a campaign
    medal specifically to recognize service by members of the uniformed
    services in Operation Enduring Freedom and a separate campaign
    medal specifically to recognize service by members of the uniformed
    services in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
      "(b) Eligibility. - Subject to such limitations as may be
    prescribed by the President, eligibility for a campaign medal
    established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be set forth in
    regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned (as defined
    in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). In the case of
    regulations prescribed by the Secretaries of the military
    departments, the regulations shall be subject to approval by the
    Secretary of Defense and shall be uniform throughout the Department
    of Defense."

      COMMENDATION OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES AND GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN
                   PERSONNEL WHO SERVED DURING COLD WAR
      Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1084, Nov. 18, 1997, 111
    Stat. 1919, provided that:
      "(a) Findings. - The Congress finds the following:
        "(1) During the period of the Cold War, from the end of World
      War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United
      States and the Soviet Union engaged in a global military rivalry.
        "(2) This rivalry, potentially the most dangerous military
      confrontation in the history of mankind, has come to a close
      without a direct superpower military conflict.
        "(3) Military and civilian personnel of the Department of
      Defense, personnel in the intelligence community, members of the
      foreign service, and other officers and employees of the United
      States faithfully performed their duties during the Cold War.
        "(4) Many such personnel performed their duties while isolated
      from family and friends and served overseas under frequently
      arduous conditions in order to protect the United States and
      achieve a lasting peace.
        "(5) The discipline and dedication of those personnel were
      fundamental to the prevention of a superpower military conflict.
      "(b) Congressional Commendation. - The Congress hereby commends
    the members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the
    Government who contributed to the historic victory in the Cold War
    and expresses its gratitude and appreciation for their service and
    sacrifices.
      "(c) Certificates of Recognition. - The Secretary of Defense
    shall prepare a certificate recognizing the Cold War service of
    qualifying members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of
    the Department of Defense and other Government agencies
    contributing to national security, as determined by the Secretary,
    and shall provide the certificate to such members and civilian
    personnel upon request."


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               EX. ORD. NO. 11448. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL           
      Ex. Ord. No. 11448, Jan. 16, 1969, 34 F.R. 915, as amended by Ex.
    Ord. No. 12312, July 2, 1981, 46 F.R. 35251; Ex. Ord. No. 13286,
    Sec. 61, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10629, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the
    United States, it is ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Meritorious Service
    Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for award by
    the Secretary of a Military Department or the Secretary of Homeland
    Security with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a
    service in the Navy, or by such military commanders or other
    appropriate officers as the Secretary concerned may designate, to
    any member of the armed forces of the United States, or to any
    member of the armed forces of a friendly foreign nation, who has
    distinguished himself by outstanding meritorious achievement or
    service.
      Sec. 2. The Meritorious Service Medal and appurtenances thereto
    shall be of appropriate design approved by the Secretary of
    Defense, and shall be awarded under such regulations as the
    Secretary concerned may prescribe. Such regulations shall, so far
    as practicable, be uniform, and those of the military departments
    shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
      Sec. 3. No more than one Meritorious Service Medal shall be
    awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding outstanding
    meritorious achievement or service justifying such an award a
    suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal as
    prescribed by appropriate regulations.
      Sec. 4. The Meritorious Service Medal or device may be awarded
    posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of the department concerned.

                         EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11544                     
      Ex. Ord. No. 11544, July 8, 1970, 35 F.R. 11115, which
    established a Vice Presidential Service Certificate and a Vice
    Presidential Service Badge, was superseded by Ex. Ord. No. 11926,
    July 19, 1976, 41 F.R. 29805, set out below.

            EX. ORD. NO. 11904. DEFENSE SUPERIOR SERVICE MEDAL        
      Ex. Ord. No. 11904, Feb. 6, 1976, 41 F.R. 5625, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed
    Forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Defense Superior Service
    Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances for award by the
    Secretary of Defense to any member of the Armed Forces of the
    United States who has rendered superior meritorious service in a
    position of significant responsibility with the Office of the
    Secretary of Defense, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff, a specified or unified command, a Defense agency, or such
    other joint activity as may be designated by the Secretary of
    Defense.
      Sec. 2. The Defense Superior Service Medal and appurtenances
    thereto shall be of appropriate design approved by the Secretary of
    Defense and shall be awarded under such regulations as he shall
    prescribe. These regulations shall place the Defense Superior
    Service Medal in an order of precedence after the Medal of Honor,
    the Distinguished Service Cross, the Defense Distinguished Service
    Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star Medal,
    but before the Legion of Merit.
      Sec. 3. No more than one Defense Superior Service Medal shall be
    awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding period of
    superior meritorious service justifying such an award, a suitable
    device may be awarded to be worn with that Medal as prescribed by
    appropriate regulations of the Department of Defense.
      Sec. 4. The Defense Superior Service Medal or device may be
    awarded posthumously, and when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense.
                                                         Gerald R. Ford.

            EX. ORD. NO. 11926. VICE PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE BADGE        
      Ex. Ord. No. 11926, July 19, 1976, 41 F.R. 29805, as amended by
    Ex. Ord. No. 13286, Sec. 56, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10629; Ex. Ord.
    No. 13373, Sec. 1, Mar. 10, 2005, 70 F.R. 12579, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed
    Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is established a Vice Presidential Service Badge
    to be awarded in the name of the Vice President of the United
    States of America to members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air
    Force, Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, and commissioned corps of the Public
    Health Service who have been assigned to duty in the Office of the
    Vice President for a period of at least one year subsequent to
    December 19, 1974, or who have been assigned to perform duties
    predominantly for the Vice President for a period of at least one
    year subsequent to January 20, 2001, in the implementation of
    Public Law 93-346, as amended [3 U.S.C. 111 note], or in military
    units and support facilities to which section 1 of Executive Order
    12793 of March 20, 1992, as amended [set out below], refers.
      Sec. 2. The Vice Presidential Service Badge may be awarded, upon
    recommendation of the Vice President's designee (with the
    concurrence of the Director of the White House Military Office in
    the case of personnel in military units or support facilities to
    which section 1 of Executive Order 12793, as amended, refers), by
    the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary
    of the Air Force, or, when the Coast Guard is not operating as a
    service in the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, to
    military personnel of their respective services who have been
    assigned to duty in the Office of the Vice President and, in the
    case of members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic
    and Atmospheric Administration or the commissioned corps of the
    Public Health Service so assigned, by the Secretary of Commerce or
    the Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively.
      Sec. 3. The Vice Presidential Service Badge shall be accompanied
    by a certificate, the design of which is attached hereto and is
    made a part of this Order. The Vice Presidential Service Badge
    shall consist of a white enameled disc surrounded by 27 gold rays
    radiating from the center, 1 15/16  inches in diameter overall.
    Superimposed on the white disc shall be a gold color device taken
    from the seal of the Vice President of the United States. The
    overall design of the badge shall be as shown at the top of the
    certificate which accompanies the Badge and which is attached to
    this Order.
      Sec. 4. Upon award, the Vice Presidential Service Badge may be
    worn as a part of the uniform of an individual both during and
    after his assignment to duty in the Office of the Vice President.
      Sec. 5. Only one Vice Presidential Service Badge shall be awarded
    to an individual. It may be awarded posthumously. No award shall be
    made to an individual under this Order based on a period of service
    with respect to which, in whole or in part, the individual was
    awarded the Presidential Service Badge.
      Sec. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of
    this Order, any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
    Coast Guard, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, and commissioned corps of the Public
    Health Service, who has been assigned to duty in the Office of the
    Vice President, or who has been assigned to perform duties
    predominantly for the Vice President, in the implementation of
    Public Law 93-346, as amended, or in military units and support
    facilities to which section 1 of Executive Order 12793, as amended,
    refers,,[sic] is authorized, unless otherwise directed by the
    Director of the White House Military Office in the case of
    personnel in military units or support facilities to which section
    1 of Executive Order 12793, as amended, refers, to wear the Vice
    Presidential Service Badge on his or her uniform commencing on the
    first day of such duty and thereafter while assigned to such duty.
      Sec. 7. Executive Order No. 11544 of July 8, 1970, is hereby
    superseded; however, individuals previously awarded a Vice
    Presidential Service Badge under that Order are authorized to
    continue to wear such badge as part of their uniform.

              EX. ORD. NO. 11965. HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL          
      Ex. Ord. No. 11965, Jan. 19, 1977, 42 F.R. 4329, as amended by
    Ex. Ord. No. 13286, Sec. 55, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10629,
    provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed
    Forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Humanitarian Service
    Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances for award by the
    Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security with
    regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a Service in the
    Navy. Individuals eligible for the medal are members of the Armed
    Forces of the United States (including Reserve Components) who,
    subsequent to April 1, 1975, distinguished themselves by
    meritorious participation in a military act or operation of a
    humanitarian nature. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
    Homeland Security for the Coast Guard will determine types of acts
    or operations that warrant award of the medal.
      Sec. 2. The Humanitarian Service Medal and ribbons and
    appurtenances thereto shall be of appropriate design approved by
    the Secretary of Defense and shall be awarded by the Secretary of
    Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard
    under uniform regulations, as prescribed by the Secretary of
    Defense. The regulations shall place the Humanitarian Service Medal
    in an order of precedence immediately after the Vietnam Service
    Medal.
      Sec. 3. No more than one Humanitarian Service Medal shall be
    awarded to any one person, but for each subsequent participation in
    a humanitarian act or operation justifying such an award, a
    suitable device may be awarded to be worn with that medal as
    prescribed by appropriate regulations of the Military Departments.
      Sec. 4. The Humanitarian Service Medal or device may be awarded
    posthumously, and when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security.

           EX. ORD. NO. 12019. DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL       
      Ex. Ord. No. 12019, Nov. 3, 1977, 42 F.R. 57945, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States of America, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed
    Forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Defense Meritorious
    Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for
    award by the Secretary of Defense to any member of the Armed Forces
    of the United States who has rendered outstanding non-combat
    meritorious achievement or service while assigned to the Office of
    the Secretary of Defense, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff, a specified or unified command, a Defense agency, or other
    such joint activity as may be designated by the Secretary of
    Defense.
      Sec. 2. The Defense Meritorious Service Medal, with accompanying
    ribbons and appurtenances, shall be of appropriate design approved
    by the Secretary of Defense and shall be awarded under such
    regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. These
    regulations shall place the Defense Meritorious Service Medal in an
    order of precedence after the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished
    Service Cross, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the
    Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star Medal, the Defense
    Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit Medal, and the Bronze
    Star Medal, but before the Meritorious Service Medal.
      Sec. 3. No more than one Defense Meritorious Service Medal shall
    be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding outstanding
    meritorious achievement or service justifying such an award a
    suitable device to be worn with that medal may be awarded under
    such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
      Sec. 4. The Defense Meritorious Service Medal or device may be
    awarded posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense.
                                                           Jimmy Carter.

         EX. ORD. NO. 12793. PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE CERTIFICATE AND
                        PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE BADGE
      Ex. Ord. No. 12793, Mar. 20, 1992, 57 F.R. 10281, as amended by
    Ex. Ord. No. 13286, Sec. 31, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10625,
    provided:
      By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
    and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in
    Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is ordered of
    follows:
      Section 1. Presidential Service Certificate. The Presidential
    Service Certificate ("Certificate") is hereby continued, the design
    of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order. The
    Certificate shall be awarded in the name of the President of the
    United States by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the
    Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or, when the Coast Guard is
    not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security. It shall be awarded by the appropriate Secretary to
    members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast
    Guard, respectively, who have been assigned to the White House
    Office; to military units and support facilities under the
    administration of the White House Military Office; or to other
    direct support positions within the Executive Office of the
    President ("EOP"). The Certificate shall not be issued to any
    member who is issued a Vice Presidential Certificate, or similar
    EOP Certificate, for the same period of service. Such assignment
    must be for a period of at least one year, subsequent to January
    21, 1989.
      Sec. 2. Presidential Service Badge. The Presidential Service
    Badge ("Badge") is hereby continued, the design of which
    accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order. The Badge
    shall be awarded to those members of the Armed Forces who have been
    granted the Certificate and shall be awarded in the same manner in
    which the Certificate has been given. The Badge shall be worn as a
    part of the uniform of those individuals under such regulations as
    their respective Secretaries may severally prescribe.
      Sec. 3. Only one Certificate may be awarded to an individual.
      Sec. 4. The Certificate and the Badge may be granted
    posthumously.
      Sec. 5. This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 10879 of
    June 1, 1960, as amended.

     EX. ORD. NO. 12830. MILITARY OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL 
      Ex. Ord. No. 12830, Jan. 9, 1993, 58 F.R. 4061, as amended by Ex.
    Ord. No. 13286, Sec. 28, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10625, provided:
      By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
    and the laws of the United States of America, and as Commander in
    Chief of the Armed Forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Military Outstanding
    Volunteer Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and
    appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of Defense or, with
    respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in
    the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security. Members of the Armed
    Forces of the United States (including Reserve components) who
    perform outstanding volunteer service to the civilian community of
    a sustained, direct, and consequential nature are eligible for the
    medal.
      Sec. 2. The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and
    ribbons and appurtenances thereto shall be of appropriate design
    approved by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense
    shall prescribe regulations to govern the award and wear of the
    Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. The regulations shall
    place the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal in order of
    precedence immediately after the Humanitarian Service Medal.
      Sec. 3. No more than one award of the Military Outstanding
    Volunteer Service Medal may be made to any one person, but for each
    subsequent act justifying such an award, a suitable device may be
    awarded to be worn with that medal as prescribed by appropriate
    regulations issued by the Secretary of Defense.
      Sec. 4. The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal may be
    awarded posthumously, and when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representatives of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense or, in the case of a member of the Coast Guard
    when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of
    Homeland Security.

        EX. ORD. NO. 12985. ESTABLISHING ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL    
      Ex. Ord. No. 12985, Jan. 11, 1996, 61 F.R. 1209, as amended by
    Ex. Ord. No. 13286, Sec. 20, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10624,
    provided:
      By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
    and the laws of the United States of America, including my
    authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United
    States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
      Section 1. Establishment. There is hereby established the Armed
    Forces Service Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances,
    for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who,
    on or after June 1, 1992, in the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff: (a) Participate, or have participated, as members of United
    States military units in a United States military operation in
    which personnel of any Armed Force participate that is deemed to be
    significant activity; and
      (b) Encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile
    action.
      Sec. 2. Approval and Award. The medal, with ribbons and
    appurtenances, shall be of an appropriate design approved by the
    Secretary of Defense and shall be awarded by the Secretary of
    Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the
    Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,
    under uniform regulations, as prescribed by the Secretary of
    Defense. The regulations shall place the Armed Forces Service Medal
    in an order of precedence immediately before the Humanitarian
    Service Medal.
      Sec. 3. Criteria. The medal shall be awarded only for operations
    for which no other United States service medal is approved. For
    operations in which personnel of only one Military Department or
    the Coast Guard participate, the medal shall be awarded only if
    there is no other suitable award available to the department or the
    Coast Guard. No more than one medal shall be awarded to any one
    person, but for each succeeding operation justifying such award a
    suitable device may be awarded to be worn on the medal or ribbon as
    prescribed by appropriate regulations.
      Sec. 4. Posthumous Provision. The medal may be awarded
    posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation [sic].

      EX. ORD. NO. 13306. ESTABLISHING THE BOB HOPE AMERICAN PATRIOT
                                   AWARD
      Ex. Ord. No. 13306, May 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 33337, provided:
      By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in
    Chief by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
    America, it is ordered as follows:
      Section 1. Establishment of the Award. In order to encourage love
    of country, service to the people of the United States, and support
    for our Armed Forces, and in order to recognize the unique and
    lifelong service of Bob Hope to the United States Armed Forces and
    to the Nation through his unwavering patriotism and dedication to
    maintaining the morale of the troops he entertained for nearly six
    decades, and on the occasion of his 100th birthday, there is hereby
    established the Bob Hope American Patriot Award (Award).
      Sec. 2. Granting and Presentation of the Award.
      (a) The Award may be granted by the President, in his sole
    discretion, to any civilian individual who has demonstrated
    extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of the
    United States Armed Forces, in the form of true patriotism. The
    Award may also be granted by the President to an organization that
    meets the same criteria.
      (b) Other than in exceptional circumstances, no more than one
    Award may be granted in any given year.
      (c) The presentation of the Award may take place at any time
    during the year.
      (d) Subject to the provisions of this order, the Award may be
    conferred posthumously.
                                                         George W. Bush.

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    10 USC Sec. 1121                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

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    Sec. 1121. Legion of Merit: award

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      The President, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may
    award a decoration called the "Legion of Merit", having suitable
    appurtenances and devices and not more than four degrees, to any
    member of the armed forces of the United States or of any friendly
    foreign nation who, after September 8, 1939, has distinguished
    himself by exceptionally meritorious conduct in performing
    outstanding services.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 88.)

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     section                                             Large)         
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    1121         10:1408b(1).                  July 20, 1942, ch. 508,  
                                                Sec. 2(1), 56 Stat. 662.
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      The words "Government of the Philippines" are omitted as covered
    by the words "any friendly foreign nation". The words "There is
    created", "rules and", and "the proclamation of an emergency by the
    President on" are omitted as surplusage.

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1122                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1122. Medal for Merit: award

-STATUTE-
      The President, under regulations to be prescribed by him, may
    award a decoration called the "Medal for Merit", having distinctive
    appurtenances and devices and only one degree, to any civilian of
    any nation prosecuting the war in existence on July 20, 1942, under
    the joint declaration of the United Nations, as then constituted,
    or of any other friendly foreign nation, who, after September 8,
    1939, has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious
    conduct in performing outstanding services. The Medal for Merit may
    be awarded to a civilian of a foreign nation but only for
    performing an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in the
    furtherance of the war efforts of the United Nations as then
    constituted.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 88.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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     Revised         Source (U.S. Code)           Source (Statutes at   
     section                                             Large)         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    1122         10:1408b (less (1)).          July 20, 1942, ch. 508,  
                                                Sec. 2 (less (1)), 56   
                                                Stat. 663.              
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      The words "in existence on July 20, 1942" are inserted for
    clarity and refer to the war in existence on the date of enactment
    of the source statute. The words "as then constituted" are inserted
    for clarity, since the United Nations organization in existence on
    July 20, 1942, was not the present United Nations organization. The
    words "There is created", "rules and", and "the proclamation of an
    emergency by the President on" are omitted as surplusage.


-EXEC-
                    EX. ORD. NO. 9637. MEDAL FOR MERIT                
      Ex. Ord. No. 9637, Oct. 3, 1945, 10 F.R. 12543, as amended by Ex.
    Ord. No. 9857A, May 27, 1947, 12 F.R. 3583, provided:
      1. The decoration of the Medal for Merit shall be awarded only by
    the President of the United States or at his direction. Awards of
    the Medal for Merit may be made to such civilians of the nations
    prosecuting the war under the joint declaration of the United
    Nations and of other friendly foreign nations as have distinguished
    themselves by exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance
    of outstanding services since the proclamation of an emergency by
    the President on September 8, 1939. Awards of the Medal for Merit
    made to civilians of foreign nations shall be for the performance
    of an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act or acts in
    furtherance of the war efforts of the United Nations.
      2. There is hereby established the Medal for Merit Board, which
    shall be composed of three members appointed by the President, one
    of whom shall be designated by the President to act as Chairman of
    the Board.
      3. The Medal for Merit Board shall receive and consider proposals
    for the award of the decoration of the Medal for Merit and submit
    to the President the recommendations of the Board with respect
    thereto. In the case of proposed awards to civilians of foreign
    nations, such recommendations shall include the recommendations of
    the Secretary of State.
      4. The Medal for Merit Board is authorized to prescribe, with the
    approval of the President, such rules and regulations not
    inconsistent with the provisions of this order as may be necessary
    to accomplish its purposes.
      5. Executive Order 9331 of April 19, 1943 and the Medal for Merit
    Board created thereby, are superseded by this order.
      6. The Medal for Merit shall not be awarded for any services
    relating to the prosecution of World War II performed subsequent to
    the cessation of hostilities, as proclaimed by Proclamation No.
    2714 of December 31, 1946, and no proposal for an award for such
    services submitted after June 30, 1947, shall be considered by the
    Medal for Merit Board.

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1123                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1123. Right to wear badges of military societies

-STATUTE-
      (a) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is
    a member of a military society originally composed of men who
    served in an armed force of the United States during the
    Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War,
    the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, or the
    Chinese Relief Expedition of 1900 may wear, on occasions of
    ceremony, the distinctive badges adopted by that society.
      (b) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is
    a member of the Army and Navy Union of the United States may wear,
    on public occasions of ceremony, the distinctive badges adopted by
    that society.

-SOURCE-
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 88.)

-MISC1-



                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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     Revised         Source (U.S. Code)           Source (Statutes at   
     section                                             Large)         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    1123(a)      10:1427 (1st sentence).       Sept. 25, 1890, J. Res.  
                                                50, 26 Stat. 681.       
                 34:371 (1st sentence).                                 
    1123(b)      10:1427 (less 1st             May 11, 1894, J. Res.    
                  sentence).                    26, 28 Stat. 583.       
                 34:371 (less 1st              Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192,   
                  sentence).                    Sec. 41, 31 Stat. 758.  
                                               Jan. 12, 1903, J. Res.   
                                                2, 32 Stat. 1229.       
                                               Mar. 2, 1907, J. Res.    
                                                18, 34 Stat. 1423.      
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the words "an armed force" are substituted for
    the words "armies and navies". The words "Revolutionary War",
    "Civil War", and "Philippine Insurrection" are substituted for the
    words "War of the Revolution", "War of the Rebellion", and
    "incident insurrection in the Philippines", respectively, to
    reflect present terminology. The words "originally composed" are
    substituted for the words "in their own right", to reflect an
    opinion of the Attorney General (see 23 Op. Atty. Gen. 454).
      In subsections (a) and (b), the word "member" is substituted for
    the words "officers and enlisted men". The words "Navy * * * or
    Marine Corps" are substituted for the word "Navy", since the word
    "Navy" in the source statute has, by long-standing administrative
    interpretation, been construed to include the Marine Corps.
      In subsection (b), the words "in their own right" are omitted as
    surplusage.

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1124                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1124. Cash awards for disclosures, suggestions, inventions,
      and scientific achievements

-STATUTE-
      (a) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland
    Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating
    as a service in the Navy, may authorize the payment of a cash award
    to, and incur necessary expense for the honorary recognition of, a
    member of the armed forces under his jurisdiction who by his
    disclosure, suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement
    contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of
    operations or programs relating to the armed forces.
      (b) Whenever the President considers it desirable, the Secretary
    of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to
    the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,
    are authorized to pay a cash award to, and incur necessary expense
    for the honorary recognition of, a member of the armed forces who
    by his disclosure, suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement
    contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of
    operations of the Government of the United States. Such award is in
    addition to any other award made to that member under subsection
    (a).
      (c) An award under this section may be paid notwithstanding the
    member's death, separation, or retirement from the armed force
    concerned. However, the disclosure, suggestion, invention, or
    scientific achievement forming the basis for the award must have
    been made while the member was on active duty or in an active
    reserve status and not otherwise eligible for an award under
    chapter 45 of title 5.
      (d) A cash award under this section is in addition to the pay and
    allowances of the recipient. The acceptance of such an award shall
    constitute - 
        (1) an agreement by the member that the use by the United
      States of any idea, method, or device for which the award is made
      may not be the basis of a claim against the United States by the
      member, his heirs, or assigns, or by any person whose claim is
      alleged to be derived through the member; and
        (2) a warranty by the member that he has not at the time of
      acceptance transferred, assigned, or otherwise divested himself
      of legal or equitable title in any property right residing in the
      idea, method, or device for which the award is made.

      (e) Awards to, and expenses for the honorary recognition of,
    members of the armed forces under this section may be paid from (1)
    the funds or appropriations available to the activity primarily
    benefiting; or (2) the several funds or appropriations of the
    various activities benefiting, as may be determined by the
    President for awards under subsection (b), and by the Secretary
    concerned for awards under subsection (a).
      (f) The total amount of the award, or awards, made under this
    section for a disclosure, suggestion, invention, or scientific
    achievement may not exceed $25,000, regardless of the number of
    persons who may be entitled to share therein.
      (g) Awards under this section shall be made under regulations to
    be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of
    Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not
    operating as a service in the Navy.
      (h) For the purposes of this section, a member of the
    Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration or of the Public Health Service who is serving with
    an armed force shall be treated as if he were a member of that
    armed force.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 89-198, Sec. 1(1), Sept. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 830;
    amended Pub. L. 89-718, Sec. 10, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117; Pub.
    L. 90-623, Sec. 2(1), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 96-470,
    title I, Sec. 112(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2240; Pub. L. 96-513,
    title V, Sec. 511(40), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 96-
    527, title VII, Sec. 772, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 99-
    145, title XII, Sec. 1225(a)(1), (2)(A), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
    730; Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, Sec. 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002,
    116 Stat. 2314.)

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      Another section 1124 was renumbered 1126 of this title.


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsecs. (a), (b), (g). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted
    "Secretary of Homeland Security" for "Secretary of Transportation".
      1985 - Pub. L. 99-145 inserted "disclosures," and substituted
    "and" for "or" in section catchline, and inserted "disclosure,"
    before "suggestion" in subsecs. (a), (b), (c), and (f).
      1980 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-527 authorized payment of awards
    to retired members of the armed forces, required the basis for
    awards to have been made when in an active reserve status, and
    required the member to be ineligible for incentive award under
    chapter 45 of title 5.
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96-470 struck out provision requiring the
    Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to
    annually report to the President, for transmittal to Congress, on
    progress of the awards program.
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 96-513 substituted "National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration" for "Environmental Science Services
    Administration".
      1968 - Subsecs. (a), (b), (g). Pub. L. 90-623 substituted
    "Secretary of Transportation" for "Secretary of the Treasury".
      1966 - Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89-718 substituted "progress report"
    for "program report".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
    the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section
    1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of
    this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT                 
      Section 1225(a)(3) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that: "The
    amendments made by this subsection [amending this section] shall
    take effect on October 1, 1985."

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section
    701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of
    this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 90-623 intended to restate without
    substantive change the law in effect on Oct. 22, 1968, see section
    6 of Pub. L. 90-623, set out as a note under section 5334 of Title
    5, Government Organization and Employees.


-TRANS-
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      For transfer of functions of Public Health Service, see note set
    out under section 802 of this title.


-EXEC-
      EX. ORD. NO. 11438. PROCEDURES GOVERNING INTERDEPARTMENTAL CASH
                                  AWARDS
      Ex. Ord. No. 11438, Dec. 3, 1968, 33 F.R. 18085, as amended by
    Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055; Ex. Ord. No.
    13286, Sec. 63, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10629, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1124(b) and
    (e) of title 10, United States Code, and section 301 of title 3,
    United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is
    ordered as follows:
      Section 1. Any suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement
    by a member of the armed forces that contributes to the efficiency,
    economy, or other improvement of operations of the Government of
    the United States through its adoption or use by an executive
    department or agency other than the executive department having
    jurisdiction over the armed force of the member concerned may be
    the basis for honorary recognition or a cash award by the Secretary
    of Homeland Security in the case of a member of the Coast Guard
    when it is not operating as a service in the Navy or by the
    Secretary of Defense in the case of any other member of the armed
    forces.
      Sec. 2. An executive department or agency that adopts or uses the
    suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement of a member of the
    armed forces who is not under its jurisdiction may recommend to the
    Department of Defense or to the Department of Homeland Security, as
    appropriate, a cash award or honorary recognition of the member and
    shall justify its recommendation with appropriate documentation and
    explanation of how the suggestion, invention, or scientific
    achievement contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other
    improvement of the operations of the Government of the United
    States. Awards shall be made under regulations to be prescribed by
    the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as
    appropriate. The regulations of the Department of Defense and
    Department of Homeland Security may include designations of
    officials to whom authority for receiving, evaluating, and making
    awards may be assigned.
      Sec. 3. No cash awards hereunder for a single suggestion,
    invention, or scientific achievement may exceed $25,000 regardless
    of the number of agencies or departments which may adopt or use the
    suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement.
      Sec. 4. Funds to cover the costs of cash awards to members of the
    armed forces shall be transferred from the account of any executive
    department or agency which recommends the award to the appropriate
    account of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of
    Defense, as the case may be. When several executive departments or
    agencies benefit from the adoption or use of the suggestion,
    invention, or scientific achievement, the amount transferred from
    each such benefiting department or agency to the Department of
    Homeland Security or the Department of Defense to cover the
    proportionate share of the cost of the cash award shall be
    determined under procedures prescribed by the Office of Personnel
    Management in accordance with the same guidelines and standards
    applying to awards to civilian employees.

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1125                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1125. Recognition for accomplishments: award of trophies

-STATUTE-
      The Secretary of Defense may - 
        (1) award medals, trophies, badges, and similar devices to
      members, units, or agencies of an armed force under his
      jurisdiction for excellence in accomplishments or competitions
      related to that armed force; and
        (2) provide badges or buttons in recognition of special
      service, good conduct, and discharge under conditions other than
      dishonorable.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 89-529, Sec. 1(1), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 339.)


-EXEC-
          EX. ORD. NO. 11545. DEFENSE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL      
      Ex. Ord. 11545, July 9, 1970, 35 F.R. 11161, provided:
      By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the
    United States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the
    United States, it is ordered as follows:
      Section 1. There is hereby established a Defense Distinguished
    Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for
    award by the Secretary of Defense to a military officer who
    performed exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great
    responsibility with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the
    Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a specified or unified
    command, a Defense agency, or such other joint activity as may be
    designated by the Secretary of Defense.
      Sec. 2. The Defense Distinguished Service Medal and appurtenances
    thereto shall be of appropriate design approved by the Secretary of
    Defense and shall be awarded under such regulations as he shall
    prescribe. These regulations shall place the Defense Distinguished
    Service Medal in an order of precedence after the Medals of Honor
    and the Distinguished Service Crosses of the Armed Forces and
    before the Distinguished Service Medals of the Armed Forces.
      Sec. 3. No more than one Defense Distinguished Service Medal
    shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding
    exceptionally meritorious period of service justifying such an
    award, a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with that Medal
    as prescribed by appropriate regulations of the Department of
    Defense.
      Sec. 4. The Defense Distinguished Service Medal or device may be
    awarded posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such
    representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the
    Secretary of Defense.
                                                          Richard Nixon.

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1126                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1126. Gold star lapel button: eligibility and distribution

-STATUTE-
      (a) A lapel button, to be known as the gold star lapel button,
    shall be designed, as approved by the Secretary of Defense, to
    identify widows, parents, and next of kin of members of the armed
    forces - 
        (1) who lost their lives during World War I, World War II, or
      during any subsequent period of armed hostilities in which the
      United States was engaged before July 1, 1958;
        (2) who lost or lose their lives after June 30, 1958 - 
          (A) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United
        States;
          (B) while engaged in military operations involving conflict
        with an opposing foreign force; or
          (C) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an
        armed conflict in which the United States is not a belligerent
        party against an opposing armed force; or

        (3) who lost or lose their lives after March 28, 1973, as a
      result of - 
          (A) an international terrorist attack against the United
        States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States,
        recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of Defense; or
          (B) military operations while serving outside the United
        States (including the commonwealths, territories, and
        possessions of the United States) as part of a peacekeeping
        force.

      (b) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of
    Defense, the Secretary concerned, upon application to him, shall
    furnish one gold star lapel button without cost to the widow and to
    each parent and next of kin of a member who lost or loses his or
    her life under any circumstances prescribed in subsection (a).
      (c) Not more than one gold star lapel button may be furnished to
    any one individual except that, when a gold star lapel button
    furnished under this section has been lost, destroyed, or rendered
    unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to
    whom it was furnished, the button may be replaced upon application
    and payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of
    manufacture and distribution.
      (d) In this section:
        (1) The term "widow" includes widower.
        (2) The term "parents" includes mother, father, stepmother,
      stepfather, mother through adoption, father through adoption, and
      foster parents who stood in loco parentis.
        (3) The term "next of kin" includes only children, brothers,
      sisters, half brothers, and half sisters.
        (4) The term "children" includes stepchildren and children
      through adoption.
        (5) The term "World War I" includes the period from April 6,
      1917, to March 3, 1921.
        (6) The term "World War II" includes the period from September
      8, 1939, to July 25, 1947, at 12 o'clock noon.
        (7) The term "military operations" includes those operations
      involving members of the armed forces assisting in United States
      Government sponsored training of military personnel of a foreign
      nation.
        (8) The term "peacekeeping force" includes those personnel
      assigned to a force engaged in a peacekeeping operation
      authorized by the United Nations Security Council.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 89-534, Sec. 1(1), Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 345, Sec.
    1124; renumbered Sec. 1126, Pub. L. 89-718, Sec. 9, Nov. 2, 1966,
    80 Stat. 1117; amended Pub. L. 98-94, title XII, Sec. 1268(8),
    Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 100-26, Sec. 7(k)(5), Apr.
    21, 1987, 101 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec.
    1143, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1757.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1993 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 1143(a), struck out "of
    the United States" after "armed forces" in introductory provisions,
    redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) of par. (2) as subpars. (A) to (C),
    respectively, and added par. (3).
      Subsec. (d)(7), (8). Pub. L. 103-160, Sec. 1143(b), added pars.
    (7) and (8).
      1987 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-26 substituted colon for dash at
    end of introductory provisions, inserted "The term" in each par.,
    and substituted periods for semicolons in pars. (1) to (4) and
    period for "; and" in par. (5).
      1983 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98-94 substituted "who" for "Who".

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1127                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1127. Precedence of the award of the Purple Heart

-STATUTE-
      In prescribing regulations establishing the order of precedence
    of awards and decorations authorized to be displayed on the
    uniforms of members of the armed forces, the Secretary of the
    military department concerned shall accord the Purple Heart a
    position of precedence, in relation to other awards and decorations
    authorized to be displayed, not lower than that immediately
    following the bronze star.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 98-525, title V, Sec. 553(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98
    Stat. 2532; amended Pub. L. 99-145, title V, Sec. 533, Nov. 8,
    1985, 99 Stat. 634.)


-MISC1-
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1985 - Pub. L. 99-145 substituted "the bronze star" for "the
    lowest position accorded any award or decoration for valor".

-End-



-CITE-
    10 USC Sec. 1128                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1128. Prisoner-of-war medal: issue

-STATUTE-
      (a) The Secretary concerned shall issue a prisoner-of-war medal
    to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the armed
    forces, was taken prisoner and held captive - 
        (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;
        (3) while serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed
      conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United
      States is not a belligerent party; or
        (4) by foreign armed forces that are hostile to the United
      States, under circumstances which the Secretary concerned finds
      to have been comparable to those under which persons have
      generally been held captive by enemy armed forces during periods
      of armed conflict.

      (b) The prisoner-of-war medal shall be of appropriate design,
    with ribbons and appurtenances.
      (c) In prescribing regulations establishing the order of
    precedence of awards and decorations authorized to be displayed on
    the uniforms of members of the armed forces, the Secretary
    concerned shall accord the prisoner-of-war medal a position of
    precedence, in relation to other awards and decorations authorized
    to be displayed - 
        (1) immediately following decorations awarded for individual
      heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service, and
        (2) before any other service medal, campaign medal, or service
      ribbon authorized to be displayed.

      (d) Not more than one prisoner-of-war medal may be issued to a
    person. However, for each succeeding service that would otherwise
    justify the issuance of such a medal, the Secretary concerned may
    issue a suitable device to be worn as the Secretary determines.
      (e) For a person to be eligible for issuance of a prisoner-of-war
    medal, the person's conduct must have been honorable for the period
    of captivity which serves as the basis for the issuance.
      (f) If a person dies before the issuance of a prisoner-of-war
    medal to which he is entitled, the medal may be issued to the
    person's representative, as designated by the Secretary concerned.
      (g) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned, a prisoner-of-war medal that is lost, destroyed, or
    rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the
    person to whom it was issued may be replaced without charge.
      (h) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that regulations
    prescribed by the Secretaries of the military departments under
    this section are uniform so far as practicable.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 99-145, title V, Sec. 532(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99
    Stat. 633; amended Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title V, Sec. 516(a),
    Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1441.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1989 - Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 101-189 added par. (4).

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT                 
      Section 516(b) of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that: "Paragraph (4)
    of section 1128(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
    subsection (a), applies with respect to periods of captivity after
    April 5, 1917."

                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Section 532(b) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that: "Section 1128 of
    title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), applies
    with respect to any person taken prisoner and held captive after
    April 5, 1917."

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    10 USC Sec. 1129                                            01/03/2007

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    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1129. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in action by
      friendly fire

-STATUTE-
      (a) For purposes of the award of the Purple Heart, the Secretary
    concerned shall treat a member of the armed forces described in
    subsection (b) in the same manner as a member who is killed or
    wounded in action as the result of an act of an enemy of the United
    States.
      (b) A member described in this subsection is a member who is
    killed or wounded in action by weapon fire while directly engaged
    in armed conflict, other than as the result of an act of an enemy
    of the United States, unless (in the case of a wound) the wound is
    the result of willful misconduct of the member.
      (c) This section applies to members of the armed forces who are
    killed or wounded on or after December 7, 1941. In the case of a
    member killed or wounded as described in subsection (b) on or after
    December 7, 1941, and before November 30, 1993, the Secretary
    concerned shall award the Purple Heart under subsection (a) in each
    case which is known to the Secretary before such date or for which
    an application is made to the Secretary in such manner as the
    Secretary requires.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title XI, Sec. 1141(a), Nov. 30,
    1993, 107 Stat. 1756; amended Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec.
    1073(a)(18), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1901.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1997 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted "November 30,
    1993," for "the date of the enactment of this section," and "before
    such date or" for "before the date of the enactment of this section
    or".

    AWARD OF PURPLE HEART TO PERSONS WOUNDED WHILE HELD AS PRISONERS OF
                         WAR BEFORE APRIL 25, 1962
      Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 521, Feb. 10, 1996, 110
    Stat. 309, as amended by Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title V, Sec.
    544, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1478, provided that:
      "(a) Award of Purple Heart. - For purposes of the award of the
    Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of
    title 10, United States Code) shall treat a former prisoner of war
    who was wounded before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of
    war (or while being taken captive) in the same manner as a former
    prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as
    a prisoner of war (or while being taken captive).
      "(b) Standards for Award. - An award of the Purple Heart under
    subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with the standards in
    effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996] for
    the award of the Purple Heart to persons wounded on or after April
    25, 1962.
      "(c) Eligible Former Prisoners of War. - A person shall be
    considered to be a former prisoner of war for purposes of this
    section if the person is eligible for the prisoner-of-war medal
    under section 1128 of title 10, United States Code.
      "(d) Procedures for Award. - In determining whether a former
    prisoner of war who submits an application for the award of the
    Purple Heart under subsection (a) is eligible for that award, the
    Secretary concerned shall apply the following procedures:
        "(1) Failure of the applicant to provide any documentation as
      required by the Secretary shall not in itself disqualify the
      application from being considered.
        "(2) In evaluating the application, the Secretary shall
      consider (A) historical information as to the prison camp or
      other circumstances in which the applicant was held captive, and
      (B) the length of time that the applicant was held captive.
        "(3) To the extent that information is readily available, the
      Secretary shall assist the applicant in obtaining information or
      identifying the sources of information referred to in paragraph
      (2).
        "(4) The Secretary shall review a completed application under
      this section based upon the totality of the information
      presented, taking into account the length of time between the
      period during which the applicant was held as a prisoner of war
      and the date of the application."

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    10 USC Sec. 1130                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not
      previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review

-STATUTE-
      (a) Upon request of a Member of Congress, the Secretary concerned
    shall review a proposal for the award or presentation of a
    decoration (or the upgrading of a decoration), either for an
    individual or a unit, that is not otherwise authorized to be
    presented or awarded due to limitations established by law or
    policy for timely submission of a recommendation for such award or
    presentation. Based upon such review, the Secretary shall make a
    determination as to the merits of approving the award or
    presentation of the decoration.
      (b) Upon making a determination under subsection (a) as to the
    merits of approving the award or presentation of the decoration,
    the Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committee on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
    House of Representatives and to the requesting Member of Congress a
    detailed discussion of the rationale supporting the determination.
      (c) Determinations under this section regarding the award or
    presentation of a decoration shall be made in accordance with the
    same procedures that apply to the approval or disapproval of the
    award or presentation of a decoration when a recommendation for
    such award or presentation is submitted in a timely manner as
    prescribed by law or regulation.
      (d) In this section:
        (1) The term "Member of Congress" means - 
          (A) a Senator; or
          (B) a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident
        Commissioner to, Congress.

        (2) The term "decoration" means any decoration or award that
      may be presented or awarded to a member or unit of the armed
      forces.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, Sec. 526(a), Feb. 10,
    1996, 110 Stat. 313; amended Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title X, Sec.
    1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774; Pub. L. 108-136, div. A,
    title X, Sec. 1031(a)(10), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Pub. L. 108-136, Sec. 1031(a)(10)(B), struck out "and
    recommendation" after "review" in section catchline.
      Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-136, Sec. 1031(a)(10)(A)(i), struck out
    "and the other determinations necessary to comply with subsection
    (b)" after "of the decoration".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-136, Sec. 1031(a)(10)(A)(ii),
    substituted "to the requesting Member of Congress a detailed
    discussion of the rationale supporting the determination." for "to
    the requesting member of Congress notice in writing of one of the
    following:
        "(1) The award or presentation of the decoration does not
      warrant approval on the merits.
        "(2) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants
      approval and a waiver by law of time restrictions prescribed by
      law is recommended.
        "(3) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants
      approval on the merits and has been approved as an exception to
      policy.
        "(4) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants
      approval on the merits, but a waiver of the time restrictions
      prescribed by law or policy is not recommended.
    A notice under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be accompanied by a
    statement of the reasons for the decision of the Secretary."
      1999 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "and the Committee
    on Armed Services" for "and the Committee on National Security" in
    introductory provisions.

    ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL FOR PARTICIPATION
           IN OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR OR OPERATION JOINT GUARD
      Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 572, Nov. 18, 1997, 111
    Stat. 1756, provided that:
      "(a) Inclusion of Operations. - For the purpose of determining
    the eligibility of members and former members of the Armed Forces
    for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Secretary of Defense
    shall designate participation in Operation Joint Endeavor or
    Operation Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
    and in such other areas in the region as the Secretary considers
    appropriate, as service in an area that meets the general
    requirements for the award of that medal.
      "(b) Individual Determination. - The Secretary of the military
    department concerned shall determine whether individual members or
    former members of the Armed Forces who participated in Operation
    Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard meet the individual service
    requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as
    established in applicable regulations. A member or former member
    shall be considered to have participated in Operation Joint
    Endeavor or Operation Joint Guard if the member - 
        "(1) was deployed in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or
      in such other area in the region as the Secretary of Defense
      considers appropriate, in direct support of one or both of the
      operations;
        "(2) served on board a United States naval vessel operating in
      the Adriatic Sea in direct support of one or both of the
      operations; or
        "(3) operated in airspace above the Republic of Bosnia and
      Herzegovina, or in such other area in the region as the Secretary
      of Defense considers appropriate, while the operations were in
      effect.
      "(c) Operations Defined. - For purposes of this section:
        "(1) The term 'Operation Joint Endeavor' means operations of
      the United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of
      Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period beginning on November
      20, 1995, and ending on December 20, 1996, to assist in
      implementing the General Framework Agreement and Associated
      Annexes, initialed on November 21, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio.
        "(2) The term 'Operation Joint Guard' means operations of the
      United States Armed Forces conducted in the Republic of Bosnia
      and Herzegovina as a successor to Operation Joint Endeavor during
      the period beginning on December 20, 1996, and ending on such
      date as the Secretary of Defense may designate."

      ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN WORLD WAR II MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR
                         AWARD OF UNIT DECORATIONS
      Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 576, Nov. 18, 1997, 111
    Stat. 1758, authorized award of a unit decoration for any unit or
    other organization of the Armed Forces that had supported the
    planning or execution of combat operations during World War II
    primarily through unit personnel who had been attached to other
    units of the Armed Forces or of other allied armed forces, and that
    had not been otherwise eligible for award of the decoration by
    reason of not usually having been deployed as a unit in support of
    such operations, and required that any recommendation for such an
    award be submitted to the Secretary concerned not later than two
    years after Nov. 18, 1997.

    AUTHORITY TO AWARD DECORATIONS RECOGNIZING ACTS OF VALOR PERFORMED
                   IN COMBAT DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT
      Section 522 of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that:
      "(a) Findings. - Congress makes the following findings:
        "(1) The Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign, carried out by the
      Armed Forces in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam from October 23,
      1965, to November 26, 1965, is illustrative of the many battles
      during the Vietnam conflict which pitted forces of the United
      States against North Vietnamese Army regulars and Viet Cong in
      vicious fighting.
        "(2) Accounts of those battles that have been published since
      the end of that conflict authoritatively document numerous and
      repeated acts of extraordinary heroism, sacrifice, and bravery on
      the part of members of the Armed Forces, many of which have never
      been officially recognized.
        "(3) In some of those battles, United States military units
      suffered substantial losses, with some units sustaining
      casualties in excess of 50 percent.
        "(4) The incidence of heavy casualties throughout the Vietnam
      conflict inhibited the timely collection of comprehensive and
      detailed information to support recommendations for awards
      recognizing acts of heroism, sacrifice, and bravery.
        "(5) Subsequent requests to the Secretaries of the military
      departments for review of award recommendations for such acts
      have been denied because of restrictions in law and regulations
      that require timely filing of such recommendations and documented
      justification.
        "(6) Acts of heroism, sacrifice, and bravery performed in
      combat by members of the Armed Forces deserve appropriate and
      timely recognition by the people of the United States.
        "(7) It is appropriate to recognize acts of heroism, sacrifice,
      or bravery that are belatedly, but properly, documented by
      persons who witnessed those acts.
      "(b) Waiver of Time Limitations for Recommendations for Awards. -
    (1) Any decoration covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without
    regard to any time limit imposed by law or regulation for a
    recommendation for such award to any person for actions by that
    person in the Southeast Asia theater of operations while serving on
    active duty during the Vietnam era. The waiver of time limitations
    under this paragraph applies only in the case of awards for acts of
    valor for which a request for consideration is submitted under
    subsection (c).
      "(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any
    device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the Vietnam
    era and before the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10,
    1996], was authorized by law or under regulations of the Department
    of Defense or the military department concerned to be awarded to
    members of the Armed Forces for acts of valor.
      "(c) Review of Requests for Consideration of Awards. - (1) The
    Secretary of each military department shall review each request for
    consideration of award of a decoration described in subsection (b)
    that are received by the Secretary during the one-year period
    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996].
      "(2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review
    of each request for consideration not later than one year after the
    date on which the request is received.
      "(3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out the
    review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other recommendations
    for award of decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the
    Secretary's jurisdiction for valorous acts.
      "(d) Report. - (1) Upon completing the review of each such
    request under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit a report
    on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
    the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives
    [now Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives].
      "(2) The report shall include, with respect to each request for
    consideration received, the following information:
        "(A) A summary of the request for consideration.
        "(B) The findings resulting from the review.
        "(C) The final action taken on the request for consideration.
      "(e) Definition. - For purposes of this section:
        "(1) The term 'Vietnam era' has the meaning given that term in
      section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
        "(2) The term 'active duty' has the meaning given that term in
      section 101 of title 10, United States Code."

      MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL PREVENTED BY SECRECY FROM BEING
                   CONSIDERED FOR DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
      Section 523 of Pub. L. 104-106, as amended by Pub. L. 105-85,
    div. A, title V, Sec. 575, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758, provided
    that:
      "(a) Waiver on Restrictions of Awards. - (1) Any decoration
    covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without regard to any time
    limit imposed by law or regulation for a recommendation for such
    award, to any person for an act, achievement, or service that the
    person performed in carrying out military intelligence duties
    during the period beginning on January 1, 1940, and ending on
    December 31, 1990.
      "(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any
    device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the period
    described in paragraph (1) and before the date of the enactment of
    this Act [Feb. 10, 1996], was authorized by law or under the
    regulations of the Department of Defense or the military department
    concerned to be awarded to a person for an act, achievement, or
    service performed by that person while serving on active duty.
      "(b) Review of Requests for Consideration of Awards. - (1) The
    Secretary of each military department shall review each request for
    consideration of award of a decoration described in subsection (a)
    that is received by the Secretary during the period beginning on
    February 10, 1996, and ending on February 9, 1998.
      "(2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act and shall complete the review
    of each request for consideration not later than one year after the
    date on which the request is received.
      "(3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out the
    review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other recommendations
    for awarding decorations to members of the Armed Forces under the
    Secretary's jurisdiction for acts, achievements, or service.
      "(c) Report. - (1) Upon completing the review of each such
    request under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a report
    on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
    the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives
    [now Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives].
      "(2) The report shall include, with respect to each request for
    consideration reviewed, the following information:
        "(A) A summary of the request for consideration.
        "(B) The findings resulting from the review.
        "(C) The final action taken on the request for consideration.
        "(D) Administrative or legislative recommendations to improve
      award procedures with respect to military intelligence personnel.
      "(d) Definition. - For purposes of this section, the term 'active
    duty' has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10,
    United States Code."

    ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL BASED UPON SERVICE
                              IN EL SALVADOR
      Section 525 of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that:
      "(a) In General. - For the purpose of determining eligibility of
    members and former members of the Armed Forces for the Armed Forces
    Expeditionary Medal, the country of El Salvador during the period
    beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 1992, shall
    be treated as having been designated as an area and a period of
    time in which members of the Armed Forces participated in
    operations in significant numbers and otherwise met the general
    requirements for the award of that medal.
      "(b) Individual Determination. - The Secretary of the military
    department concerned shall determine whether individual members or
    former members of the Armed Forces who served in El Salvador during
    the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1,
    1992 meet the individual service requirements for award of the
    Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in applicable
    regulations. Such determinations shall be made as expeditiously as
    possible after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10,
    1996]."

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    10 USC Sec. 1131                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1131. Purple Heart: limitation to members of the armed forces

-STATUTE-
      The decoration known as the Purple Heart (authorized to be
    awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may only be awarded to a
    person who is a member of the armed forces at the time the person
    is killed or wounded under circumstances otherwise qualifying that
    person for award of the Purple Heart.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 571(a)(1), Nov. 18,
    1997, 111 Stat. 1756.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Executive Order 11016, referred to in text, is not classified to
    the Code.


-MISC1-
                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Section 571(b) of Pub. L. 105-85 provided that: "Section 1131 of
    title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
    apply with respect to persons who are killed or wounded after the
    end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
    this Act [Nov. 18, 1997]."

-End-



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    10 USC Sec. 1132                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1132. Presentation of decorations: prohibition on entering
      correctional facilities for presentation to prisoners convicted
      of serious violent felonies

-STATUTE-
      (a) Prohibition. - A member of the armed forces may not enter a
    Federal, State, local, or foreign correctional facility to present
    a decoration to a person who is incarcerated due to conviction of a
    serious violent felony.
      (b) Definitions. - In this section:
        (1) The term "decoration" means any decoration or award that
      may be presented or awarded to a member of the armed forces.
        (2) The term "serious violent felony" has the meaning given
      that term in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title V, Sec. 537(a), Oct. 17,
    1998, 112 Stat. 2019.)

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    10 USC Sec. 1133                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1133. Bronze Star: limitation to members receiving imminent
      danger pay

-STATUTE-
      The decoration known as the "Bronze Star" may only be awarded to
    a member of the armed forces who is in receipt of special pay under
    section 310 of title 37 at the time of the events for which the
    decoration is to be awarded or who receives such pay as a result of
    those events.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 541(a)],
    Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-114.)

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    10 USC Sec. 1134                                            01/03/2007

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
    Subtitle A - General Military Law
    PART II - PERSONNEL
    CHAPTER 57 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 1134. Medal of honor: award to individual interred in Tomb of
      the Unknowns as representative of casualties of a war

-STATUTE-
      The medal of honor awarded posthumously to a deceased member of
    the armed forces who, as an unidentified casualty of a particular
    war or other armed conflict, is interred in the Tomb of the
    Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, is awarded to
    the member as the representative of the members of the armed forces
    who died in such war or other armed conflict and whose remains have
    not been identified, and not to the individual personally.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, Sec. 561(a), Oct. 28,
    2004, 118 Stat. 1917.)

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