{"data":{"id":"us/14-u.s.c.-2736","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 U.S.C. § 2736","heading":"Distinguished service medal","body":"The President may present, but not in the name of Congress, a distinguished service medal of appropriate design, with accompanying ribbon, together with a rosette or other device, to be worn in lieu thereof, to any individual who, while serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard, performs exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility.","path":["Title 14—COAST GUARD","CHAPTER 27—PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc14@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:32Z","sha256":"c2d859268a0f3c319679a30fe7f1f66e7b0e0648c8157efcda15c0b6bf2ac7f0","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/14-u.s.c.-2735","next":"us/14-u.s.c.-2737"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}