46 USC § 51903 - Multiple awards

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title: "46 USC § 51903 - Multiple awards"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51903"
section_name: "Multiple awards"
chapter_number: 519
chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1585.)"
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# § 51903. Multiple awards

An individual may not be awarded more than one of any type of decoration or medal under this chapter. For each succeeding act or service justifying the same decoration or medal, a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the decoration or medal.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1585.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51903 | 46 App.:2004(a). | Pub. L. 100–324, § 5(a), May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 576. |