§ 9275.
Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service medal: delegation of power to award
The President may delegate his authority to award the medal of honor, Air Force cross, and distinguished-service medal, to a commanding general of a separate air force or higher unit in the field, or to an equivalent commander of a separate space force or higher unit in the field.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 541], § 8745; [Pub. L. 86–593, § 1(3)], July 6, 1960, [74 Stat. 332]; renumbered § 9275, [Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(11)], Aug. 13, 2018, [132 Stat. 1833]; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(12)(B)], Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 3811].)