§ 496. — Time limit on award; report concerning deed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC496]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 13--PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
Sec. 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.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 87-526, Sec. 1(5), July
10, 1962, 76 Stat. 141.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section establishes a time limit on the making of awards. It
follows the established practice in all the armed forces (see title 10,
U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 1409 and title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 360).
81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Amendments
1962--Pub. L. 87-526 incorporated existing provisions in subsec.
(a), included the distinguished flying cross and bar in lieu of any
award in the enumeration of medals, and extended the time limit for
recommending award of a medal after performance of the deed justifying
the award from one to three years and added subsec. (b).
