10 USC 8745: Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award
Result 1 of 1
   
 
<< Previous   TITLE 10 / Subtitle D / PART II / CHAPTER 857 / § 8745   Next >>
 
10 USC 8745: Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle D-Air ForcePART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 857-DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Jump To: Source CreditAmendments

§8745. Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award

The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, Air Force cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate air force or higher unit in the field.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 541 ; Pub. L. 86–593, §1(3), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8745 10:1410. July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (16th par., less words after semicolon, under "Ordnance Department"), 40 Stat. 872.

The words "under such conditions, regulations, and limitations as he shall prescribe" are omitted as surplusage. The words "his authority" are substituted for the words "the power conferred upon him by sections 1403, 1406–1408, 1409–1412, 1416, 1420, 1422, 1423, and 1424 of this title".

Amendments

1960-Pub. L. 86–593 substituted "Air Force cross" for "distinguished-service cross" in section catchline and in text.