{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8294","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8294","heading":"Silver star medal","body":"The President may award a silver star medal of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, is cited for gallantry in action that does not warrant a medal of honor or Navy cross—(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 837—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"888bc588c860197758c57dc1322d6b813f633cae31095a321c2da32c2d1919b4","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8293","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8295"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}