2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 567 - Decorations and Awards
Sec. 6253 - Replacement

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 6253 (2017)
Section Name §6253. Replacement
Section Text

The Secretary of the Navy may replace without charge any medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, or Navy and Marine Corps Medal, or any associated bar, emblem, or insignia awarded under this chapter that is stolen, lost, or destroyed or becomes unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was awarded.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 391; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, §553(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1116.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6253 34 U.S.C. 359 (proviso). Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, §6 (proviso), 40 Stat. 1056; renumbered §8 and amended Aug. 7, 1942, ch. 551, §1, 56 Stat. 744.

The words "Secretary of the Navy may replace" are substituted for the words "Provided, That such replacement shall be made only in those cases where".

AMENDMENTS

2001—Pub. L. 107–107 substituted "stolen, lost, or destroyed" for "lost or destroyed".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 567 - DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Sec. 6253 - Replacement
Contains section 6253
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 40 Stat. 1056
56 Stat. 744
115 Stat. 1116
Public Law References Public Law 107-107
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