Sec. 582. Authorization for award of medals for acts of valor
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Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 3744, 6248, 8744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the United States Armed Forces, the President may award a medal referred to in subsection
(c)to a member or former member of the United States Armed Forces identified as warranting award of that medal pursuant to the review of valor award nominations for Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve that was directed by the Secretary of Defense on January 7, 2016. If, pursuant to the review referred to in subsection (a), the President decides to award to a member or former member of the Armed Forces the Medal of Honor, the medal may only be awarded after the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a letter identifying the intended recipient of the Medal of Honor and the rationale for awarding the medal of honor to such intended recipient. The medals referred to in this subsection are any of the following: The Medal of Honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10, United States Code; The Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of title 10, United States Code. The Navy Cross under section 6242 of title 10, United States Code. The Air Force Cross under section 8742 of title 10, United States Code. The Silver Star under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, United States Code. No medal may be awarded under this section after December 31, 2019.