Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§1134a Medal of Honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 57 — DECORATIONS AND AWARDS › § 1134a
Summary
The Army, Navy, Air Force, and the department where the Coast Guard operates must keep a Medal of Honor Roll and add the names of people who served on active duty and were awarded the Medal of Honor. Anyone on the roll who is still living must receive a certificate. The department must send a certified copy of that certificate to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs so the person can receive the special pension the law provides.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1134a
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(a)Establishment.—
There shall be in the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating a roll designated as the “Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll”.
(b)Enrollment.—
The Secretary concerned shall enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or section 2732 of title 14.
(c)Issuance of Enrollment Certificate.—
Each living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be issued a certificate of enrollment on the roll.
(d)Entitlement to Special Pension; Notice to Secretary of Veterans Affairs.—
The Secretary concerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each certificate of enrollment issued under subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the special pension provided by section 1562 of title 38 to the person named in the certificate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “section 2732 of title 14” for “section 491 of title 14”. 2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 7271, 8291, or 9271” for “section 3741, 6241, or 8741”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 563(d), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 768, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [enacting this section, amending section 1562 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, and repealing section 1560 and 1561 of Title 38] shall apply with respect to Medals of Honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013].”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1134a
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110