Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 503 — Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery
§ 50314. Presentation of Federal Law Enforcement Badges
Statutory text
Presentation by Member of Congress
A Member of Congress may present a Federal Law Enforcement Badge to any Federal Law Enforcement Badge recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional district. If both a Senator and Representative choose to present a Federal Law Enforcement Badge, such Senator and Representative shall make a joint presentation.
Presentation by Attorney General
If no Member of Congress chooses to present the Federal Law Enforcement Badge as described in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, shall present such Federal Law Enforcement Badge.
Presentation arrangements
The office of the Member of Congress presenting each Federal Law Enforcement Badge may make arrangements for the presentation of such Federal Law Enforcement Badge, and if a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly as described in subsection (a), the Members shall make joint arrangements. The Federal Board shall facilitate any such presentation arrangements as requested by the congressional office presenting the Federal Law Enforcement Badge and shall make arrangements in cases not undertaken by Members of Congress.
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.
Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–298 title I § 104 · 122 Stat. 2985
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 50314
(Pub. L. 110–298, title I, § 104, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2989.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–298, title I, § 104, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2989.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 104. PRESENTATION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BADGES. (a) Presentation by Member of Congress.— A Member of Congress may present a Federal Law Enforcement Badge to any Federal Law Enforcement Badge recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional district. If both a Senator and Representative choose to present a Federal Law Enforcement Badge, such Senator and Representative shall make a joint presentation. (b) Presentation by Attorney General.— If no Member of Congress chooses to present the Federal Law Enforcement Badge as described in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, shall present such Federal Law Enforcement Badge. (c) Presentation Arrangements.— The office of the Member of Congress presenting each Federal Law Enforcement Badge may make arrangements for the presentation of such Federal Law Enforcement Badge, and if a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly as described in subsection (a), the Members shall make joint arrangements. The Federal Board shall facilitate any such presentation arrangements as requested by the congressional office presenting the Federal Law Enforcement Badge and shall make arrangements in cases not undertaken by Members of Congress.
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Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 15244 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.