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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Chapter 503 — Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery

§ 50331. Congressional Badge of Bravery Office

Statutory text

(a)

Establishment

There is established within the Department of Justice a Congressional Badge of Bravery Office.

(b)

Duties

The Office shall—

(1)

receive nominations from Federal agency heads on behalf of the Federal Board and deliver such nominations to the Federal Board at Federal Board meetings described in section 50313(d)(2) of this title;

(2)

receive nominations from State or local agency heads on behalf of the State and Local Board and deliver such nominations to the State and Local Board at State and Local Board meetings described in section 50323(d)(2) of this title; and

(3)

provide staff support to the Federal Board and the State and Local Board to carry out the duties described in section 50313(b) and section 50323(b) of this title, respectively.

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.

  1. Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–298 title III § 301 · 122 Stat. 2985

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 50331

    (Pub. L. 110–298, title III, § 301, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2994.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 110–298, title III, § 301, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2994.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY OFFICE. (a) Establishment.— There is established within the Department of Justice a Congressional Badge of Bravery Office. (b) Duties.— The Office shall— (1) receive nominations from Federal agency heads on behalf of the Federal Board and deliver such nominations to the Federal Board at Federal Board meetings described in section 103(d)(2); (2) receive nominations from State or local agency heads on behalf of the State and Local Board and deliver such nominations to the State and Local Board at State and Local Board meetings described in section 203(d)(2); and (3) provide staff support to the Federal Board and the State and Local Board to carry out the duties described in section 103(b) and section 203(b), respectively.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 15261 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–298, title III, § 301, , 122 Stat. 2994.)

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