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# 42 U.S.C. § 274i–3 - Medals not treated as valuable consideration

## Text

A medal under this part shall not be treated as valuable consideration for purposes of section 274e(a) of this title.

(Pub. L. 110–413, § 5, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4340.)