section 903 of title 36section 8291 of this titleThe President shall provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag designated under to each person to whom a medal of honor is awarded under . Presentation of the flag shall be made at the same time as the presentation of the medal under section 8291 or 8300 of this title. In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.
Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8143(c)(2)(A)116 Stat. 1570Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(a)(16)116 Stat. 2650Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 555(a)120 Stat. 2217Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII132 Stat. 1836(Added , , , § 6257; amended , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8307 and amended , §§ 807(b)(13), 809(a), , , 1840.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 517Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 20494 Stat. 2880A prior section 8307, , , related to promotion of officers in regular grade of brigadier general to grade of major general, prior to repeal by , , , effective . See section 619 et seq. of this title.
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a)2018—, substituted “section 8291” for “section 6241” and “section 8291 or 8300” for “section 6241 or 6250”.
Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(b)(13)section 6257 of this title, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 109–364section 6241 of this title2006— struck out “after ” after “” and inserted at end “In the case of a posthumous presentation of the medal, the flag shall be presented to the person to whom the medal is presented.”
Pub. L. 107–3142002— substituted “” for “the date of the enactment of this section”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .
Presentation of Flag for Prior Recipients of Medal of Honor
section 555(b) of Pub. L. 109–364section 7285 of this titlePresident to provide for the presentation of the Medal of Honor Flag to living recipients of the Medal of Honor as expeditiously as possible after , and for posthumous presentation to survivors of deceased recipients upon written application therefor, see , set out as a note under .