63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 18T SESS.-CH. 393-AUG. 4 , 1949 (b) In order for a person to be eligible for the Life-saving Medals the rescue or attempted rescue must take place in waters within the United States or subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or if the rescue or attempted rescue takes place outside such waters, one or the other of the parties must be a citizen of the United States or from a vessel or aircraft owned or operated by citizens of the United States. (c) No person shall receive more than one gold medal and one silver medal; but any person who has received or may hereafter receive a gold or silver medal and who again performs an act which would entitle him to receive another medal of the same class may be awarded, in lieu of a second medal of the same class, a gold or silver bar, as the case may be, to be worn with the medal already bestowed, and for every such additional act, an additional bar may be awarded. Medals and bars in lieu thereof, authorized by this subsection, may be awarded posthumously. § 501. Replacement of medals In those cases where a medal, or a bar, emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof, awarded pursuant to this chapter has been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was awarded, such medal, or bar, emblem, or insignia in lieu thereof, shall be replaced without charge, or, in the discretion of the Secretary, upon condition that the Government is reimbursed for the cost thereof. § 502. Award of other medals Coast Guard personnel, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, may be awarded medals, bars, emblems, or insignia to which such personnel may be entitled under other provisions of law. § 503. Awards and insignia for excellence in service or conduct The Coast Guard may award trophies, badges, and cash prizes to Coast Guard personnel or groups thereof, including personnel of the reserve components thereof whether or not on active duty, for excel- lence in accomplishments related to Coast Guard service, to incur such expenses as may be necessary to enter such personnel in competitions, and to provide badges or buttons in recognition of special service, good conduct, and discharge under conditions other than dishonorable. § 504. Disposition of remains of personnel The provisions of law relating to the disposition of the remains of military personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps and certain civilian employees of the Navy shall apply to military personnel and certain civilian employees of the Coast Guard in the same manner, to the same extent, and under the same conditions. The authority and duty vested in the Secretary of the Navy by such provisions of law shall be exer- cised by the Secretary of the Treasury in the application and admin- istration of such laws to the Coast Guard when it is in the Treasury Department. § 505. Escorts for deceased officers and enlisted men The Secretary may furnish one person as an escort to the place of burial for the body of an officer or enlisted man who has lost his life in the Coast Guard. § 506. Issue of national flag free of cost The Commandant may issue free of cost the national flag (United States ensign number 7), used for draping the coffin of any officer or enlisted man whose death occurs while in the service of the Coast Guard, upon request, to the relatives of the deceased officer or enlisted 537 Limitation on num- ber.
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