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[USC10] 10 USC 9272: Air Force cross: award
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10 USC 9272: Air Force cross: award Text contains those laws in effect on June 15, 2019
§9272. Air Force cross: award
The President may award an Air Force cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor-
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 540 , §8742; Pub. L. 86–593, §1(1), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 331 ; Pub. L. 88–77, §3(2), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 94 ; renumbered §9272, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833 .)
8742 10:1406. July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (9th par. under "Ordnance Department"), 40 Stat. 870.
2018-Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8742 of this title as this section.
1963-Pub. L. 88–77 enlarged the authority to award the Air Force cross, which was limited to those cases in which persons distinguished themselves in connection with military operations against an armed enemy, to permit its award for extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor, while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
1960-Pub. L. 86–593 substituted "Air Force cross" for "Distinguished-service cross" in section catchline, and substituted "an Air Force cross" for "a distinguished-service cross" in text.
References to Distinguished-Service Cross and Soldier's Medal Considered Made to Air Force Cross and Airman's Medal
Pub. L. 86–593, §3, July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332 , provided that: "References that other laws, regulations, and orders make, with respect to the Air Force, to the distinguished-service cross and the Soldier's Medal shall be considered to be made to the Air Force cross and the Airman's Medal, respectively."