10 U.S.C. § 8291 — Medal of honor

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The President may award and present, in Congress’s name, an appropriately designed medal of honor with ribbons and related parts to a naval-service member who shows conspicuous gallantry and courage, risking life beyond the call of duty: (1) in action against a United States enemy; (2) in military operations involving conflict with a foreign opposing force; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces in an armed conflict against an opposing force when the United States is not a belligerent.

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The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while a member of the naval service, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty—

(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. 389, § 6241; Pub. L. 88–77, § 2(1), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 93; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 512; renumbered § 8291, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
1963Amended · Pub. L. 88-77 · 77 Stat. 93
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 512
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836

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