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[CITE: 10USC8750]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                          Subtitle D--Air Force
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 857--DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
 
Sec. 8750. Airman's Medal: award; limitations

    (a)(1) The President may award a decoration called the ``Airman's 
Medal'', of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, to any person 
who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguishes 
himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
    (2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the 
medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status 
defined in section 101(d) of this title when the member distinguished 
himself by heroism.
    (b) Not more than one Airman's Medal may be awarded to a person. 
However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award 
of such a medal, the President may award a suitable bar or other device 
to be worn as he directs.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542; Pub. L. 86-593, Sec. 1(6), July 
6, 1960, 74 Stat. 332; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, Sec. 574(c), 
Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1758.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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8750(a)...............................  10:1428 (less last sentence).        Ju
ly 2, 1926, ch. 721, Sec.  11, 44
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tat. 789.
8750(b)...............................  10:1428 (last sentence).
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    The words ``Under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe'' 
are omitted, since the President has inherent authority to issue 
regulations appropriate to exercising his functions. 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 word 
``award'' is substituted for the word ``present'' to cover the 
determination of the recipients as well as the actual presentation of 
the medal. The words ``a decoration called'' are substituted for the 
words ``a medal to be known as''. The words ``including the National 
Guard and the Organized Reserves'' are omitted as surplusage. The words 
``or herself'' are omitted, since, under section 1 of title 1, words 
importing the masculine gender include the feminine. The words ``after 
July 2, 1926'' are omitted as executed.
    In subsection (b), the words ``that would otherwise justify'' are 
substituted for the words ``sufficient to''.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-85 designated existing provisions as 
par. (1) and added par. (2).
    1960--Pub. L. 86-593 substituted ``Airman's Medal'' for ``Soldier's 
Medal'' in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.
