10 U.S.C. § 7275

Medal of honor; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award

The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, distinguished-service cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate army or higher unit in the field.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 216 , § 3745; renumbered § 7275, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(11) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1838 .)