{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s7272","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f7272.","heading":"Distinguished-service cross: award","text":"\u00a7\u202f7272.\nDistinguished-service cross: award\nThe President may award a distinguished-service cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor\u2014\n(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;\n(2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or\n(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.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s7272.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s7272","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f7272."},{"t":"heading","text":"Distinguished-service cross: award","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The President may award a distinguished-service cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s7272/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s7272/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t10/s7272/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}