2017 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - Regular Coast Guard
Chapter 13 - Pay, Allowances, Awards, and Other Rights and Benefits
Sec. 492b - Distinguished flying cross

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Citation 14 U.S.C. § 492b (2017)
Section Name §492b. Distinguished flying cross
Section Text

The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished flying cross of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, distinguishes himself by heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.

Source Credit

(Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §12(a), 70A Stat. 624, §492a; renumbered §492b, Pub. L. 111–281, title II, §224(b)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2010—Pub. L. 111–281 renumbered section 492a of this title as this section.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 14 - COAST GUARD
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 14 - COAST GUARD
PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 13 - PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
Sec. 492b - Distinguished flying cross
Contains section 492b
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 124 Stat. 2922
Public Law References Public Law 111-281
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