FEDERAL · 14 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS
Coast Guard medal
14 U.S.C. § 2739
Title14 — Coast Guard
ChapterSUBCHAPTER II—AWARDS
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14 U.S.C. § 2739.
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The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a medal to be known as the Coast Guard medal, of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, displays heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
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History
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 535, §493; renumbered §2739, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §§8505(a)(32), 8506(f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749, 4752.)
Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
This section establishes a new medal to be known as the Coast Guard Medal, which is intended to be a parallel award to the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of the Navy, to be awarded under the same circumstances as that medal is awarded to personnel of the Navy (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §356b). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "person" and "displays" for "distinguishes himself by".
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 493 of this title as this section.
This section establishes a new medal to be known as the Coast Guard Medal, which is intended to be a parallel award to the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of the Navy, to be awarded under the same circumstances as that medal is awarded to personnel of the Navy (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §356b). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "person" and "displays" for "distinguishes himself by".
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 493 of this title as this section.
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