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PUBLIC LAW 87-526-JULY 10, 1962

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Public Law 87-526 AN ACT To amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", to extend the application of certain laws relating to the military services to the Coast Guard for purposes of uniformity.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 461 is amended— (A) By amending the heading to read as follows: States; remission of indebtedness of enlisted members" (B) By adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) If he considers it in the best interest of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury may have remitted or canceled any part of an enlisted member's indebtedness to the United States or any of its instrumentalities remaining unpaid before, or at the time of, that member's honorable discharge." (2) The analysis of chapter 13 is amended by striking out the following item:
 * § 461. Pay and allowances; pay of officers indebted to the United

July 10, 1962 [S.2107]

Coast Guard. 68 Stat. 1238.

14 USC 461-511.

"461. Pay and allowances; pay of officers indebted to United States."

and inserting the following item in place thereof: "461. Pay and allowances; pay of officers indebted to the United States; remission of indebtedness of enlisted members."

(3) Section 495 is repealed. (4) The analysis of chapter 13 is amended by striking out the following item:

Repeal. 63 Stat. 535. 14 USC 495.

"495. Additional pay for holders of medals."

(5) Section 496 is amended to read as follows: " (a) No medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished flying cross. Coast Guard medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof may be awarded to a person unless— " (1) the award is made within five years after the date of the deed or service justifying the award; " (2) a statement setting forth the deed or distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made by his superior through official channels within three years from the date of that deed or termination of the service. " (b) If the Secretary determines that— "(1) a statement setting forth the deed or distinguished service and recommending official recognition of it was made by the person's superior through official channels within three years from the date of that deed or termination of the service and was supported by sufficient evidence within that time; and "(2) no award was made, because the statement was lost or through inadvertence the recommendation was not acted upon; a medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished flying cross. Coast Guard medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof, as the case may be, may be awarded to the person within two years after the date of that determination."
 * § 496. Time limit on award; report concerning deed

14 USC 496.

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