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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 18 — Youth Medals

§ 1924. Certificate of commendation accompanying awards; limitation on number of yearly awards

Statutory text

Accompanying such medals designated in this chapter there shall be an appropriate certificate of commendation presented to the recipient or recipients stating (a) the circumstances under which the act of bravery was performed, and (b) citing the outstanding recognition for character and service: Provided, That there shall not be awarded in any one calendar year in excess of four such medals, to wit, two for bravery and two for character and service, as herein authorized.

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. Pub. L. 81–520 § 4 · 64 Stat. 397

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1924

    (Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 520, § 4, 64 Stat. 398.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 520, § 4, 64 Stat. 398.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Accompanying such medals herein designated there shall be Certificate of commendation. an appropriate certificate of commendation presented to the recipient or recipients stating (a) the circumstances under which the act of bravery was performed, and (b) citing the outstanding recognition Restriction. for character and service: Provided, That there shall not be awarded in any one calendar year in excess of four such medals, to wit, two for bravery and two for character and service, as herein authorized.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 520, § 4, 64 Stat. 398.)

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