10 U.S.C. § 8301

Delegation of power to award

The President may delegate, under such conditions as he prescribes, to flag and general officers who are commanders-in-chief or commanding on important independent duty, his authority to award the Navy cross, the distinguished-service medal, the silver star medal, or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 391 , § 6251; renumbered § 8301, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(13) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 .)