10 USC § 9285 - Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag

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title: "10 USC § 9285 - Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9285"
section_name: "Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag"
chapter_number: 937
chapter_name: "DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8143(c)(3)(A), Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1570, § 8755; 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 § 9285 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.)"
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# § 9285. Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag

section 903 of title 36section 9271 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 9271 or 9282(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)(3)(A), Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1570, § 8755; 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 § 9285 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section and substituted “section 9271” for “section 8741” and “section 9271 or 9282(a)” for “section 8741 or 8752(a)”.

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

President to provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag to living recipients of the Medal of Honor as expeditiously as possible after , and for posthumous presentation to survivors of deceased recipients upon written application therefor, see , set out as a note under .