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title: "46 U.S.C. § 51903"
description: "Multiple awards"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE AWARDS"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 51903"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 51903 - Multiple awards
## Text
An individual may not be awarded more than one of any type of decoration or medal under this chapter. For each succeeding act or service justifying the same decoration or medal, a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the decoration or medal.
(Pub. L. 109304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1585.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5190346 App.:2004(a).Pub. L. 100324, § 5(a), May 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 576.