10 USC 6251: Delegation of power to award
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10 USC 6251: Delegation of power to award 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
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§6251. Delegation of power to award

The President may delegate, under such conditions as he prescribes, to flag and general officers who are commanders-in-chief or commanding on important independent duty, his authority to award the Navy cross, the distinguished-service medal, the silver star medal, or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 391 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6251 34 U.S.C. 364 (less 10th, and last 47 words). Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, §9 (less applicability to regulations), 40 Stat. 1057 ; renumbered §11 and amended Aug. 7, 1942, ch. 551, §1, 56 Stat. 745 .

The term "flag officers" is used generically in 34 U.S.C. 364. Officers of the Marine Corps who meet the duty requirements, if in the equivalent grades, are, therefore, within its terms and the authority to make the awards has been delegated to such officers.