The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, Air Force cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate air force or higher unit in the field, or to an equivalent commander of a separate space force or higher unit in the field.
10 U.S.C. § 9275
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
8745 | 10:1410. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (16th par., less words after semicolon, under "Ordnance Department"), 40 Stat. 872. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021- Pub. L. 116-283 inserted before period at end ", or to an equivalent commander of a separate space force or higher unit in the field". 2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 8745 of this title as this section.1960- Pub. L. 86-593 substituted "Air Force cross" for "distinguished-service cross" in section catchline and in text.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232 set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.