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§51905 Flags and grave markers
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part B— - Merchant Marine Service › Chapter CHAPTER 519— - MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS › § 51905
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation can give, for free, a U.S. flag and a grave marker to the family or personal representative of a deceased merchant mariner who served the United States or its allies during a war or national emergency, unless another law says otherwise.
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Title 46, §51905
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Except as authorized under another law, the Secretary of Transportation may issue, at no cost, a flag of the United States and a grave marker to the family or personal representative of a deceased individual who served in the merchant marine of the United States in support of the armed forces of the United States or its allies during a war or national emergency.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5190546 App.:2005.Pub. L. 100–324, § 6, May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 577.
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46 U.S.C. § 51905
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Apr 6, 2026
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