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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "14 U.S.C. § 2738"
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description: "Distinguished flying cross"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 14
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title_name: "COAST GUARD"
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chapter_number: "27"
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chapter_name: "PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
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section: "2738"
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citation: "14 U.S.C. § 2738"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 14 U.S.C. § 2738 - Distinguished flying cross
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## Text
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The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished flying cross of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, displays heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.
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(Added Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 12(a), 70A Stat. 624, § 492a; renumbered § 492b, Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 224(b)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2922; renumbered § 2738, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §§ 8505(a)(31), 8506(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4749, 4752.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person” and “displays” for “distinguishes himself by”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 492b of this title as this section. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 renumbered section 492a of this title as this section.
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