Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§2738 Distinguished Flying Cross
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 27 — PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER II — AWARDS › § 2738
Summary
The President can give a Distinguished Flying Cross plus ribbon to Coast Guard personnel for heroic or extraordinary acts in flight, but it must not be presented as coming from Congress.
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Title 14, §2738
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The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished flying cross of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, displays heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person” and “displays” for “distinguishes himself by”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 492b of this title as this section. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 renumbered section 492a of this title as this section.
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14 U.S.C. § 2738
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102