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10 U.S.C. § 7271

Medal of honor: award

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 7271, Medal of honor: award, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/435341
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The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who while a member of the Army, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty—

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