Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 937 — Decorations and Awards
§ 9281. Service medals: issue; replacement; availability of appropriations
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Air Force shall procure, and issue without charge to any person entitled thereto, any service medal authorized for members of the Air Force or the Space Force after , and any ribbon, clasp, star, or similar device prescribed as a part of that medal.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, any medal or other device issued under subsection (a) that is lost, destroyed, or becomes unfit for use without fault or neglect of the owner, may be replaced at cost. However, if the owner is a member of the Air Force or the Space Force, the medal or device may be replaced without charge.
The Secretary may spend, from any appropriation for the support of the Air Force or the Space Force, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under this section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751 · 70A Stat. 542
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9281
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(b)(11) · 132 Stat. 1636
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9281
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8751 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8751 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(11) Chapter 857.— Each section in chapter 857 is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 530.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 923(c)(12)(A)(v) · 134 Stat. 3388
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9281
Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force” wherever appearing after the first appearance
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force” wherever appearing after the first appearance.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(v) Section 9281 other than the first place it appears in subsection (a).
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 8751(a) 8751(b) 8751(c) | 10:1415a (less 21st through 30th words, and less clauses (a) through (n)).10:1415b (less applicability to 10:1415a (clauses (a) through (n))).10:1415c (less applicability to 10:1415a (clauses (a) through (n))). | May 12, 1928, ch. 528, §§ 1 (less 25th through 34th words, and less clauses (a) through (n)), 2 (less applicability to § 1 (clauses (a) through (n))), 3 (less applicability to § 1 (clauses (a) through (n))), 45 Stat. 500. |
In subsection (a), the words “authorized for members of the Air Force after ” are substituted for the words “hereafter authorized”, since, under Transfer Order 1, that date was the effective date of the transfer of personnel from the Army to the Air Force under section 208(e) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (5 U.S.C. 626c(e)). 10:1415a (proviso) is omitted as surplusage, since the revised section is not limited to persons who are members of the Air Force at the time of the issue.
In subsection (b), the words “member of the Air Force” are substituted for the words “persons in the military service of the United States”.
In subsection (c), the last 16 words are substituted for 10:1415c (last 16 words).
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018–2021 · 2 rounds
2021
Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “or the Space Force” after “the Air Force” wherever appearing after the first appearance.
2018
Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8751 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Credits
1956–2021 · 3 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751
- 2018renumbered § 9281, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), , 132 Stat. 1833
- 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(A)(v), , 134 Stat. 3811.
Show as published
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 542, § 8751; renumbered § 9281, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11), , 132 Stat. 1833; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(A)(v), , 134 Stat. 3811.)