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[CITE: 10USC3742]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                            Subtitle B--Army
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 357--DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
 
Sec. 3742. Distinguished-service cross: award

    The President may award a distinguished-service cross of appropriate 
design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving 
in any capacity with the Army, distinguishes himself by extraordinary 
heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor--
        (1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United 
    States;
        (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with 
    an opposing foreign force; or
        (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an 
    armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United 
    States is not a belligerent party.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 215; Pub. L. 88-77, Sec. 1(2), July 
25, 1963, 77 Stat. 93.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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3742..................................  10:1406.                             Ju
ly 9, 1918, ch. 143 (9th par.
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nder ``Ordnance Department''), 40
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tat. 870.
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    The words ``but not in the name of Congress'' are omitted as 
surplusage, since a medal is presented in the name of Congress only if 
the law so directs. The words ``since the 6th day of April, 1917'' are 
omitted as executed. The word ``award'' is substituted for the word 
``present'' to cover the determination of the recipients as well as the 
actual presentation of the medal, and to conform to other sections of 
this chapter. The words ``or herself'' are omitted, since, under section 
1 of title 1, words importing the masculine gender include the feminine. 
The words ``or who shall hereafter distinguish'' are omitted as 
surplusage.


                               Amendments

    1963--Pub. L. 88-77 enlarged authority to award the distinguished-
service cross, which was limited to those cases in which persons 
distinguished themselves in connection with military operations against 
an armed enemy, to permit its award for extraordinary heroism not 
justifying award of a medal of honor, while engaged in an action against 
an enemy of United States, while engaged in military operations 
involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with 
friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing 
armed force in which United States is not a belligerent party.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3748 of this title.
