§9277 Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: replacement

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 874710:1416.July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (14th par. under “Ordnance Department”), 40 Stat. 871. The words “issued for wear with or in place of any of them” are inserted for clarity. The words “presented under the provisions of this title” and “such medal, cross, bar, ribbon, rosette, or device” are omitted as surplusage.

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8747 of this title as this section. 2001—Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “stolen, lost,” for “lost”. 1960—Pub. L. 86–593 inserted “Air Force cross” in section catchline and in text.

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

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.