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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 837— DECORATIONS AND AWARDS · § 8303

§ 8303. Replacement

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The Secretary of the Navy may replace without charge any medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, or Navy and Marine Corps Medal, or any associated bar, emblem, or insignia awarded under this chapter that is stolen, lost, or destroyed or becomes unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was awarded.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 391, § 6253; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(2), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1116; renumbered § 8303, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)
The words “Secretary of the Navy may replace” are substituted for the words “Provided, That such replacement shall be made only in those cases where”.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 391
  • Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(2)
  • 115 Stat. 1116
  • 132 Stat. 1836
  • 70A Stat. 514
  • Pub. L. 85–155, title III, § 301(13)
  • 71 Stat. 388
  • Pub. L. 86–616, § 6(3)
  • 74 Stat. 391
  • Pub. L. 87–509, § 4(a)
  • 76 Stat. 121
  • Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(27)(D)
  • 81 Stat. 382
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 204
  • 94 Stat. 2880
  • Pub. L. 107–107
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§ 8303
Replacement
U.S.C.×2
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 391
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 553(b)(2)
Stat.115 Stat. 1116
Stat.132 Stat. 1836
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