§ 4013. Department awards

Statutory text

The President shall establish a system of awards to confer appropriate recognition of outstanding contributions to the Nation by members of the Service or Civil Service. The awards system established under this section shall provide for presentation by the President and by the Secretary of medals or other suitable commendations for performance in the course of or beyond the call of duty which involves distinguished, meritorious service to the Nation, including extraordinary valor in the face of danger to life or health. Distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1980
Pub. L. 96–465 title I § 614 · 94 Stat. 2071
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4013
Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 614, formerly § 613, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 614, formerly § 613, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 613. Foreign Service Awards.— The President shall establish Establishment. 22 USC 4013. a system of awards to confer appropriate recognition of outstanding contributions to the Nation by members of the Service. The awards system established under this section shall provide for presentation by the President and by the Secretary of medals or other suitable commendations for performance in the course of or beyond the call of duty which involves distinguished, meritorious service to the Nation, including extraordinary valor in the face of danger to life or health.
1998
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
Pub. L. 105–292 title V § 504(b) · 112 Stat. 2787
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 4013
Pub. L. 105–292 inserted at end “Distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–292 inserted at end “Distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.”
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Foreign Service Awards.— Section 614 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.”.
2021
Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
Pub. L. 117–81 § 5308(a)(1) · 135 Stat. 1541
1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 4013
  Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(1), amended section catchline generally
2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 4013
  Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(1), substituting “Department awards” for “Foreign Service awards”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting “Department awards” for “Foreign Service awards”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: “department awards”; and
2021
Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
Pub. L. 117–81 § 5308(a)(2) · 135 Stat. 1541
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 4013
Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(2), inserted “or Civil Service” after “the Service” before period at end of first sentence
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(2), inserted “or Civil Service” after “the Service” before period at end of first sentence.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting “or Civil Service” after “the Service”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1998–2021 · 2 rounds

2021

Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting “Department awards” for “Foreign Service awards”.

Pub. L. 117–81, § 5308(a)(2), inserted “or Civil Service” after “the Service” before period at end of first sentence.

1998

Pub. L. 105–292 inserted at end “Distinguished, meritorious service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.”

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, set out under section 3901 of this title.

The Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Diplomacy

Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 22, 2010, 77 F.R. 75507, provided:

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

To honor the legacy of one of America’s greatest diplomats and to reaffirm our commitment to diplomacy, I hereby direct you to establish the Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Diplomacy, to be awarded annually. You are authorized to take all necessary steps to establish an appropriate award program under the auspices of your department to recognize distinguished Americans who have made especially meritorious contributions to diplomacy.

Sixty days prior to presenting the award, you shall present to me a list of nominees, from which I will select up to five individuals or groups of individuals to receive this award. In preparing your list of nominees, you may consider the recommendations of appropriate individuals and groups, coordinate your nominations in consultation with other executive agencies as appropriate, and may include recommendations for posthumous awards.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.

Credits

1980–2021 · 4 acts

1980Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 614, formerly § 613, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099
1994renumbered § 614, Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 181(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 416
1998amended Pub. L. 105–292, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2811
2021Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5308(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2362.

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(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 614, formerly § 613, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099; renumbered § 614, Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 181(a)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 416; amended Pub. L. 105–292, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2811; Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5308(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2362.)