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10 U.S.C. § 8296 — Navy and Marine Corps Medal

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The President can award the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to someone who shows heroism outside of combat. It also covers people the Secretary of the Navy commended for heroism before August 7, 1942, and it can go to certain Ready Reserve members who weren't formally on duty when they acted heroically.

(a) The President may award the "Navy and Marine Corps Medal," with a ribbon and an optional rosette to wear in its place, to: (1) any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by heroism "not involving actual conflict with an enemy"; or (2) any person the Secretary of the Navy gave a letter of commendation for heroism before August 7, 1942, if that person applies for the medal — no matter when the heroic act happened. (b) This authority includes the power to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a "duty status" as defined in section 101(d) of this title when they showed the heroism.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

The President may award a medal called the “Navy and Marine Corps Medal” of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in place thereof—

(1)

to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or the Marine Corps, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy; or

(2)

to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy, before August 7, 1942, awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, and who applies for that medal, regardless of the date of the act of heroism.

(b)

The authority in subsection (a) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished himself by heroism.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 390, § 6246; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 574(b), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758; renumbered § 8296, 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
  • 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1758
  • 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.

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