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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 837— DECORATIONS AND AWARDS · § 8301

§ 8301. Delegation of power to award

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The President may delegate, under such conditions as he prescribes, to flag and general officers who are commanders-in-chief or commanding on important independent duty, his authority to award the Navy cross, the distinguished-service medal, the silver star medal, or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 391, § 6251; renumbered § 8301, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
The term “flag officers” is used generically in 34 U.S.C. 364. Officers of the Marine Corps who meet the duty requirements, if in the equivalent grades, are, therefore, within its terms and the authority to make the awards has been delegated to such officers.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 391
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • 34 U.S.C. 364
  • 70A Stat. 513
  • Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(12)
  • 71 Stat. 388
  • Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(27)(C)
  • 81 Stat. 382
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204
  • 94 Stat. 2880
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§ 8301
Delegation of power to award
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 391
Stat.132 Stat. 1836
Cite34 U.S.C. 364
Stat.70A Stat. 513
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