10 USC § 7285 - Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag

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title: "10 USC § 7285 - Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7285"
section_name: "Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag"
chapter_number: 737
chapter_name: "DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"
part_number: "II"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8143(c)(1)(A), Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1570, § 3755; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(a)(16), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 555(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2217; renumbered § 7285 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)"
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# § 7285. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag

section 903 of title 36section 7271 of this title

The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under  to each person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under . Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 7271 or 7282(a) of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8143(c)(1)(A), Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1570, § 3755; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(a)(16), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2650; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 555(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2217; renumbered § 7285 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—, substituted “section 7271” for “section 3741” and “section 7271 or 7282(a)” for “section 3741 or 3752(a)”.

, renumbered  as this section.

2006— struck out “after ” after “” and inserted at end “In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.”

2002— substituted “” for “the date of the enactment of this section”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Presentation of Flag for Prior Recipients of Medal of Honor

> **“(1)** **Living recipients.—** The President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag as expeditiously as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006] to each living recipient of the Medal of Honor who has not already received a Medal of Honor Flag.
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> **“(2)** **Survivors of deceased recipients.—** In the case of presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag for a recipient of the Medal of Honor who was awarded the Medal of Honor before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006] and who is deceased as of such date (or who dies after such date and before the presentation required by paragraph (1)), the President shall provide for posthumous presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag, upon written application therefor, to the primary living next of kin, as determined under regulations or procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this paragraph (and notwithstanding the amendments made by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) [amending this section]).
> 
> **“(3)** **Medal of honor flag.—** In this subsection, the term ‘Medal of Honor Flag’ means the flag designated under section 903 of title 36, United States Code.”

, , , provided that: