§1133 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Only service members may receive the Bronze Star if one of two things is true. They must have been serving in a place where special pay under section 310 or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37 was authorized when the actions happened, or they must have gotten that special pay because of those actions.

Title 10, §1133

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The decoration known as the “Bronze Star” may only be awarded to a member of a military force who—

(1)at the time of the events for which the decoration is to be awarded, was serving in a geographic area in which special pay is authorized under section 310 or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37; or

(2)receives special pay under section 310 or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 351(a) of title 37 as a result of those events.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2011—Pub. L. 111–383 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The decoration known as the ‘Bronze Star’ may only be awarded to a member of the armed forces who is in receipt of special pay under section 310 of title 37 at the time of the events for which the decoration is to be awarded or who receives such pay as a result of those events.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2011 Amendment Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, § 571(c), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4223, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] applies to the award of the Bronze Star after October 30, 2000.”

§1133 Bronze Star: Limitation on Persons Eligible to Receive