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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 · § 2742

§ 2742. Honorable subsequent service as condition to award

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No medal of honor, Coast Guard cross, distinguished service medal, silver star medal, distinguished flying cross, Coast Guard medal, or emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof shall be awarded or presented to any individual, or to the representative of any individual, whose entire service subsequent to the time of the acts resulting in the consideration of such award shall not in the opinion of the Commandant have been honorable.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 536, § 497; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 13, 70A Stat. 624; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(c)(3), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922; renumbered § 2742, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8506(g), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4752.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section makes honorable service subsequent to the act for which award is made, a condition precedent to granting the award. The Navy has the same statutory condition (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 362). 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
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  • Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393
  • 63 Stat. 536
  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 13
  • 70A Stat. 624
  • Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(c)(3)
  • 124 Stat. 2922
  • 132 Stat. 4226
  • 134 Stat. 4752
  • section 497 of this title
  • Pub. L. 111–281
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§ 2742
Honorable subsequent service as condition to award
ActAug. 4, 1949, ch. 393
Stat.63 Stat. 536
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 13
Stat.70A Stat. 624
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(c)(3)
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