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Code · U.S. Code · Title 14 - COAST GUARD · CHAPTER 27— PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS · SUBCHAPTER II— AWARDS · § 2738

§ 2738. Distinguished flying cross

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The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished flying cross of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, displays heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.
(Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 12(a), 70A Stat. 624, § 492a; renumbered § 492b, Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(b)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922; renumbered § 2738, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §§ 8505(a)(31), 8506(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749, 4752.)
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 12(a)
  • 70A Stat. 624
  • Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(b)(1)
  • 124 Stat. 2922
  • 132 Stat. 4226
  • 134 Stat. 4749
  • section 492b of this title
  • Pub. L. 111–281
  • section 492a of this title
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§ 2738
Distinguished flying cross
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 12(a)
Stat.70A Stat. 624
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(b)(1)
Stat.124 Stat. 2922
Stat.132 Stat. 4226
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