Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§2734 Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AWARDS › § 2734
Summary
The President must make sure every person awarded the Medal of Honor also gets the official Medal of Honor Flag. The flag is given when the medal is presented, and if the medal is awarded after the recipient has died, the flag goes to the person who receives the medal for them.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §2734
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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 individual to whom a medal of honor is awarded under section 2732 of this title. Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 2732 or 2743 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the individual to whom the medal is presented.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person” in two places. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2732” for “section 491” and “section 2732 or 2743” for “section 491 or 498”. Pub. L. 115–282, § 116(b), renumbered section 505 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–364 struck out “after
October 23, 2002” after “section 491 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
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 of the Medal of Honor upon written application therefor, see section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364, set out as a note under section 3755 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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14 U.S.C. § 2734
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73