Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7285 Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag
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Summary
The President must make sure a Medal of Honor Flag is given to every person who receives the Medal of Honor. The flag must be handed over at the same time the medal is presented. If the medal is awarded after the recipient has died, the flag goes to the person who accepts the medal for them.
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Title 10, §7285
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The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under section 903 of title 36 to each person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under section 7271 of this title. Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 7271 or 7282(a) of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 7271” for “section 3741” and “section 7271 or 7282(a)” for “section 3741 or 3752(a)”. Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(11), renumbered section 3755 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 struck out “after
October 23, 2002” after “section 3741 of this title” and inserted at end “In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.” 2002—Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “
October 23, 2002” for “the date of the enactment of this section”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. Presentation of Flag for Prior Recipients of Medal of Honor Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 555(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2217, provided that: “(1) Living recipients.—The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag as expeditiously as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006] to each living recipient of the Medal of Honor who has not already received a Medal of Honor Flag. “(2) Survivors of deceased recipients.—In the case of presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag for a recipient of the Medal of Honor who was awarded the Medal of Honor before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006] and who is deceased as of such date (or who dies after such date and before the presentation required by paragraph (1)), the President shall provide for posthumous presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag, upon written application therefor, to the primary living next of kin, as determined under
Regulations
or procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this paragraph (and notwithstanding the
Amendments
made by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) [amending this section]). “(3) Medal of honor flag.—In this subsection, the term ‘Medal of Honor Flag’ means the flag designated under section 903 of title 36, United States Code.”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7285
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73