PUBLIC LAW 100-324—MAY 30, 1988
102 STAT. 577
(b) When an individual scheduled to receive a decoration or medal under this Act is unable to accept it, the Secretary may make the award to an appropriate personal representative. (c) The Secretary may provide at cost, or authorize for the manufacture and sale at reasonable prices by private persons— (1) the decorations and medals authorized under section 2 of this Act and replacements for those decorations and medals; and (2) replacements for decorations and medals issued under a prior law. (d) Decorations and medals authorized under section 2 of this Act may be of similar design as are authorized for members of the Armed Forces of the United States for similar acts or service. SEC. 6. Except as authorized under another law, the Secretary of Transportation may issue at no cost a flag of the United States and a grave marker to the family or personal representative of a deceased individual, who served in the United States merchant marine in support of the Armed Forces of the United States or its allies in periods of war or national emergency. SEC. 7. (a) The Maritime Administrator may issue a special certificate in recognition of service to an individual, or the personal representative of an individual, whose service in the United States merchant marine has been determined to be active duty under section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106, Note). (b) Issuance of a certificate to any individual under subsection (a) of this section does not entitle that individual to any rights, privileges, or benefits under any law of the United States. SEC. 8. Except as authorized by this Act, a person may not manufacture, sell, possess, or display a decoration or medal provided for in this Act. A person violating this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of $2,000. SEC. 9. The Act of July 24, 1956 (46 App. U.S.C. 249-249c) is repealed. SEC. 10. (a) The Act entitled "An Act to set aside certain surplus vessels for use in the provision of health and other humanitarian services", as amended, approved October 22, 1982 (Public Law 97-360; 96 Stat. 1718), is amended—
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