Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8307 Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag
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Summary
The President must give the Medal of Honor Flag to every Medal of Honor recipient when the medal is presented; if the medal is awarded after death, the flag goes to whoever accepts the medal for them.
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Title 10, §8307
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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 8291 of this title. Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 8291 or 8300 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.
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8307, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 517, related to promotion of officers in regular grade of brigadier general to grade of major general, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2880, effective Sept. 15, 1981. See section 619 et seq. of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 8291” for “section 6241” and “section 8291 or 8300” for “section 6241 or 6250”. Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(b)(13), renumbered section 6257 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 struck out “after
October 23, 2002” after “section 6241 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”.
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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 HonorPresident to provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag to living recipients of the Medal of Honor as expeditiously as possible after Oct. 17, 2006, and for posthumous presentation to survivors of deceased recipients upon written application therefor, see section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a note under section 7285 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8307
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73