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Section 1 · Sec. 1 ·

What this chapter is about

This part gives the law its short name. It says what to call it. It sets no rules for anyone.

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The document says “may be cited as”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 1 in the PDF
What the document says

“This Act may be cited as the ``Medal of Honor Act''.”

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes, Sec. 1

Section 1 gives the Act its short title, providing that it may be cited as the Medal of Honor Act. The section does nothing further.

What the document actually says

“This Act may be cited as the ``Medal of Honor Act''.”

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes, Sec. 1
That sentence, in plain words

This law can be called the Medal of Honor Act.

What this is about

A short name is a handle for a law. It helps people point to it. It does not tell anyone what to do.

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  1. The document itself

    Medal of Honor Act, Public Law 119-43, sec. 1, 139 Stat. 667 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ43/html/PLAW-119publ43.htm

  2. This page

    “Short Title,” Medal of Honor Act, section 1. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/medal-honor-act/section-1/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out

The one thing the section does: it names the Act.

Nothing else is in the section.

A short title creates no duty and changes no other law. What the Act does is in the sections that follow.