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14 U.S.C. § 2732

Title 14 Chapter 27 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 2732. Medal of honor

The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to an individual who, while a member of the Coast Guard, displays conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of such individual’s life above and beyond the call of duty—

  • (1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
  • (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;
  • (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

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