10 USC 6250: Posthumous awards
Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 567-DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Jump To: Source Credit
§6250. Posthumous awards
If a person who distinguishes himself dies before an award to which he is entitled is made, the award may be made and the medal, cross, or bar, or associated emblem or insignia may be presented, within five years from the date of the act or service justifying the award, to his representative as designated by the President.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6250 | 34 U.S.C. 363. | Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, §8 (less 1st and 2d provisos), |
| 34 U.S.C. 364a (3d sentence, less last 31 words). | July 2, 1926, ch. 721, §12 (3d sentence, less last 31 words), |
The word "associated" is substituted for the word "other" to relate the medal or cross to its emblem or insignia.