§2742 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

Summary

The Commandant must not give certain top Coast Guard awards to someone if the Commandant thinks the person's entire service after those acts was not honorable. This covers medals like the Medal of Honor, Coast Guard Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Coast Guard Medal, and any emblem or insignia given instead — and it also applies if the award would go to a representative.

Title 14, §2742

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No medal of honor, Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, Coast Guard medal, or emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof shall be awarded or presented to any individual, or to the representative of any individual, whose entire service subsequent to the time of the acts resulting in the consideration of such award shall not in the opinion of the Commandant have been honorable.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

This section makes honorable service subsequent to the act for which award is made, a condition precedent to granting the award. The Navy has the same statutory condition (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 362). 81st Congress,

House Report No. 557

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “of the acts resulting in the consideration of such award” for “he distinguished himself”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 497 of this title as this section. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross,” for “distinguished service medal, distinguished flying cross,”. 1956—Act Aug. 10, 1956, included the distinguished flying cross.

§2742 Honorable subsequent service as condition to award