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[CITE: 14USC498]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
                       PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
 
   CHAPTER 13--PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
 
Sec. 498. Posthumous awards

    In case an individual who distinguishes himself dies before the 
making of any award to which he may be entitled, as authorized in this 
chapter, the award may be made and presented within five years from the 
date of the act or service justifying the award to such next of kin as 
may have been designated by the individual, or in the absence of such 
designation, or if the designated person is not alive at the time of the 
award, or the relationship between such person and the serviceman shall 
have been terminated before his death, then to such representative as 
the President designates. In the event of a posthumous award when the 
award will be made to the parents of the deceased and the parents have 
been divorced or separated, a duplicate award may be made to each 
parent.

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 536.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    This section sets forth the conditions under which posthumous awards 
can be made. It is substantially the same as conditions for the Navy, 
but has the added provision for duplicate awards in case the parents are 
divorced or separated (see title 34, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 363). 81st 
Congress, House Report No. 557.
