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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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10 U.S.C. § 6253 (2017) | ||||||
§6253. Replacement | ||||||
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. |
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(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.) |
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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". AMENDMENTS2001—Pub. L. 107–107 substituted "stolen, lost, or destroyed" for "lost or destroyed". |
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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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40 Stat. 1056 56 Stat. 744 115 Stat. 1116 |
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