§7278. Medal of honor; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: availability of appropriations
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Latest NOW As last amended Aug 13, 2018 — Pub. L. 115–23210 U.S.C. § 7278
The Secretary of the Army may spend, from any appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department of the Army, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under sections 7271, 7272, 7273, 7274, 7276, 7277, and 7282 of this title.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 217, § 3748; renumbered § 7278 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(11), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 3748 | 10:1424. | July 9, 1918, ch. 143 (13th par. under “Ordnance Department”), 40 Stat. 871. |
The word “amounts” is substituted for the words “so much as may be”. The word “provide” is substituted for the words “defray the cost of”. The words “medals and devices under” are substituted for the words “medals of honor, distinguished-service crosses, distinguished-service medals, bars, rosettes, and other devices provided for in”. The words “from time to time” are omitted as surplusage.
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Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “sections 7271, 7272, 7273, 7274, 7276, 7277, and 7282” for “sections 3741, 3742, 3743, 3744, 3746, 3747, and 3752”.
Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(b)(11), renumbered section 3748 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
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.