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391 391 § 6251. Delegation of power to award The President may delegate, under such conditions as he prescribes, to flag and general officers who are commanders-in-chief or commanding on important independent duty, his authority to award the Navy cross, the distinguished-service medal, the silver star medal, or the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. §6252. Regulations The President may prescribe regulations for the administration of the preceding sections of this chaj^ter. §6253. Replacement The Secretary of the Navy may replace without charge any medal of honor, Navy cross, distinguished-service medal, silver star medal, or Navy and Marine Corps Medal, or any associated bar, emblem, or insignia awarded under this chapter that is lost or destroyed or becomes unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was awarded. §6254. Availability of appropriations The Secretary of the Navy may spend from appropriations for the pay of the Navy or the Marine Corps, as appropriate, amounts necessary to provide and replace medals of honor, Navy crosses, distinguished-service medals, silver star medals, and Navy and Marine Corps Medals, and associated bars, emblems, and insignia. §6255.

Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, members of the naval service may wear, in place of commemorative or special medals awarded to them, miniature facsimiles of such medals and ribbons symbolic of the awards. CHAPTER 569.—DISCHARGE OP ENLISTED MEMBERS Sec.

6291. 6292. 6293. 6294. 6295. 6296. 6297. 6208.

Honorable discharges. Minors enlisted upon false statement of age. Minors enlisted without consent of parent or guardian. Women in the Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps: temiination of enlistment. Regular Navy: early discharge. Furlough without pay. Disposition of uniform; clothing allowance; emergency funds. Authority to live at a receiving station after honorable discharge.

§6291. Honorable discharges Honorable discharges, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, may be granted to enlisted members of the naval service. § 6292. Minors enlisted upon false statement of age (a) The Secretary of the Navy, under regulations prescribed by him, may discharge or release from the naval service, with pay and allowances and form of discharge certificate appropriate for his Shil.'', O—56

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