14 U.S.C. § 497 : US Code - Section 497: Honorable subsequent service as condition to award

Search 14 U.S.C. § 497 : US Code - Section 497: Honorable subsequent service as condition to award

No medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished
flying cross, Coast Guard medal, or emblem, or insignia in lieu
thereof shall be awarded or presented to any individual, or to the
representative of any individual, whose entire service subsequent
to the time he distinguished himself shall not in the opinion of
the Commandant have been honorable.