10 U.S.C. § 7282

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 7282 - Medals: posthumous award and presentation

(a) If a person dies before the award of a medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, distinguished-service medal, distinguished flying cross, or device in place thereof, to which he is entitled, the award may be made and the medal or device presented to his representative, as designated by the President.

(b) If a person dies before an authorized service medal or device prescribed as a part thereof is presented to him under section 7281 of this title, it shall be presented to his family.

10 U.S.C. § 7282

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 217, §3752; Pub. L. 85-861, §33(a)(23), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565; renumbered §7282 and amended Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §§808(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1956 ACT
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
3752(a)3752(b)	10:1409 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons).10:1429 (1st 49 words of last sentence).10:1415a (21st through 30th words, less applicability to clauses (a) through (n)).	July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons of 15th par. under "Ordnance Department"), 40 Stat. 871.July 2, 1926, ch. 721, §12 (1st 49 words of last sentence), 44 Stat. 789; July 30, 1937, ch. 545, §4, 50 Stat. 549.
		May 12, 1928, ch. 528, §1 (25th through 34th words, less applicability to clauses (a) through (n)), 45 Stat. 500.

In subsection (a), the words "If a person" are substituted for the words "In case an individual *** dies", in 10:1409, and "In case an individual *** shall have died", in 10:1429. The words "within three years from the date", in 10:1409, are omitted as covered by section 3744 of this title. The words "who shall distinguish himself", in 10:1409, and "who distinguishes himself", in 10:1429, are omitted as covered by the words "the award *** to which he is entitled".

1958 ACTThe change reflects the fact that the source statute for these sections (sec. 1 of the Act of May 12, 1928, ch. 528, 45 Stat. 500) was mandatory and not merely permissive.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232, §808(b) (11), renumbered section 3752 of this title as this section.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115-232, §809(a), substituted "section 7281" for "section 3751". 1958-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-861 substituted "it shall be presented" for "it may be presented".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment 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 OF 1958 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 85-861 effective Aug. 10, 1956, see section 33(g) of Pub. L. 85-861, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.