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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 582

Sec. 582. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDALS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING CERTAIN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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## SEC. 582 AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDALS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING CERTAIN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ###
(a)Authorization Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 3744, 6248, and 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 Armed Forces, the President may award a medal specified in subsection
(c)to a member or former member of the 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. ###
(b)Award of Medal of Honor 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 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 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. ###
(c)Medals The medals covered by subsection
(a)are any of the following: ####
(1)The Medal of Honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)The Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such title. ####
(3)The Navy Cross under section 6242 of such title. ####
(4)The Air Force Cross under section 8742 of such title. ####
(5)The Silver Star under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of such title. ###
(d)Termination No medal may be awarded under the authority of this section after December 31, 2019.
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