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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 496. Time limit on award; report concerning deed
(a) No medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished
flying cross, Coast Guard medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia in
lieu thereof may be awarded to a person unless -
(1) the award is made within five years after the date of the
deed or service justifying the award;
(2) a statement setting forth the deed or distinguished service
and recommending official recognition of it was made by his
superior through official channels within three years from the
date of that deed or termination of the service.
(b) If the Secretary determines that -
(1) a statement setting forth the deed or distinguished service
and recommending official recognition of it was made by the
person's superior through official channels within three years
from the date of that deed or termination of the service and was
supported by sufficient evidence within that time; and
(2) no award was made, because the statement was lost or
through inadvertence the recommendation was not acted upon; a
medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished flying
cross, Coast Guard medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia in lieu
thereof, as the case may be, may be awarded to the person within
two years after the date of that determination.
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