2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force (§§ 8010 - 9842)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 8201 - 9061)
Chapter 857 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS (§§ 8741 - 8756)
Section 8752 - Medals: posthumous award and presentation
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle D - Air Force PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 857 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS Sec. 8752 - Medals: posthumous award and presentation |
| Contains | section 8752 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542; Pub. L. 85-861, §33(a)(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565. |
| Statutes at Large References | 40 Stat. 871 44 Stat. 789 45 Stat. 500 50 Stat. 549 72 Stat. 1565 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 85-861 |
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(a) If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal or device presented to his representative, as designated by the President.
(b) If a person dies before an authorized service medal or device prescribed as a part thereof is presented to him under section 8751 of this title, it shall be presented to his family.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542; Pub. L. 85–861, §33(a)(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8752(a) 8752(b) | 10:1409 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons). 10:1429 (1st 49 words of last sentence). 10:1415a (21st through 30th words, less applicability to clauses (a) through (n)). | July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons of 15th par. under "Ordnance Department"), 40 Stat. 871. July 2, 1926, ch. 721, §12 (1st 49 words of last sentence), 44 Stat. 789; July 30, 1937, ch. 545, §4, 50 Stat. 549. |
| May 12, 1928, ch. 528, §1 (25th through 34th words, less applicability to clauses (a) through (n)), 45 Stat. 500. |
In subsection (a), the words "If a person" are substituted for the words "In case an individual * * * dies", in 10:1409, and "In case an individual * * * shall have died", in 10:1429. The words "within three years from the date", in 10:1409, are omitted as covered by section 8744 of this title. The words "who shall distinguish himself", in 10:1409, and "who distinguishes himself", in 10:1429, are omitted as covered by the words "the award * * * to which he is entitled".
1958 ACTThe change reflects the fact that the source statute for these sections (sec. 1 of the Act of May 12, 1928, ch. 528, 45 Stat. 500) was mandatory and not merely permissive.
AMENDMENTS1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 substituted "it shall be presented" for "it may be presented".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 85–861 effective Aug. 10, 1956, see section 33(g) of Pub. L. 85–861, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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