10 USC § 12605 - Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from an active status or discharged after completion of eligibility for retired pay

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title: "10 USC § 12605 - Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from an active status or discharged after completion of eligibility for retired pay"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12605"
section_name: "Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from an active status or discharged after completion of eligibility for retired pay"
chapter_number: 1217
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 652(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 664.)"
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# § 12605. Presentation of United States flag: members transferred from an active status or discharged after completion of eligibility for retired pay

**(a)** **Presentation of Flag.—** Upon the transfer from an active status or discharge of a Reserve who has completed the years of service required for eligibility for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall present a United States flag to the member.

**(b)** **Multiple Presentations Not Authorized.—** A member is not eligible for presentation of a flag under subsection (a) if the member has previously been presented a flag under this section or any provision of law providing for the presentation of a United States flag incident to release from active service for retirement.

**(c)** **No Cost to Recipient.—** The presentation of a flag under this section shall be at no cost to the recipient.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VI, § 652(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 664.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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