Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§2739 Coast Guard medal
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AWARDS › § 2739
Summary
The President may award the Coast Guard Medal, with ribbon and device, to Coast Guard members for noncombat heroism—not in Congress' name.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §2739
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The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a medal to be known as the Coast Guard medal, of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, displays heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
This section establishes a new medal to be known as the Coast Guard Medal, which is intended to be a parallel award to the Navy and Marine Corps Medal of the Navy, to be awarded under the same circumstances as that medal is awarded to personnel of the Navy (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 356b). 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person” and “displays” for “distinguishes himself by”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 493 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 2739
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73