14 U.S.C. § 2737: Silver star medal

Summary

The President can give a Silver Star medal, with ribbons and accessories, to someone serving in the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not under the Department of the Navy. The medal is for acts of bravery that do not meet the Medal of Honor or Coast Guard Cross, and it applies when fighting an enemy of the United States, during operations against an opposing foreign force or an international terrorist organization, or while serving with friendly foreign forces in a conflict where the United States is not a belligerent.

Title 14, §2737

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The President may award a silver star medal of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to an individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, when the Coast Guard is not operating under the Department of the Navy, is cited for gallantry in action that does not warrant a medal of honor or Coast Guard cross—

(1)while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;

(2)while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force or international terrorist organization; or

(3)while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “an individual” for “a person” in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 492a of this title as this section.

§2737 Silver Star Medal

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Title 14, §2737

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