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10 U.S.C. § 9272 — Air Force cross: award

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This section sets rules about air force cross. It states the duties, powers, conditions, exceptions, and definitions described in the section.

The President may award an Air Force cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or the Space Force, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor— (1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The President may award an Air Force cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or the Space Force, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor—

(1)

while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;

(2)

while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or

(3)

while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 540, § 8742; Pub. L. 86–593, § 1(1), July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 331; Pub. L. 88–77, § 3(2), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 94; renumbered § 9272, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(A)(ii), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-593 · 74 Stat. 331
  • 1963Amended · Pub. L. 88-77 · 77 Stat. 94
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1833
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3811

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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