§2001. Award of decorations and medals by Secretary of Transportation

The Secretary of Transportation may award decorations and medals of appropriate design (including ribbons, ribbon bars, emblems, rosettes, miniature facsimiles, plaques, citations, or other suitable devices or insignia) for individual acts or service in the United States merchant marine.

( Pub. L. 100–324, §2, May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 576 .)

Short Title

Section 1 of Pub. L. 100–324 provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and repealing sections 249 to 249c of this Appendix and provisions set out as a note under section 753 of Title 50, Appendix, War and National Defense] may be cited as the 'Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Act'."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2004 of this Appendix.