§ 802. — Program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC802]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 19--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER I--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
Sec. 802. Program
(a) Establishment, functions, and purposes; nature of awards
The Board shall establish and administer a program to be known as
the Congressional Award Program, which shall be designed to promote
initiative, achievement, and excellence among youths in the areas of
public service, personal development, and physical and expedition
fitness. Under the program medals shall be awarded to young people
within the United States, aged fourteen through twenty-three (subject to
such exceptions as the Board may prescribe), who have satisfied the
standards of achievement established by the Board under subsection (b)
of this section. Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze,
rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accordance with
subsection (f) of this section.
(b) Implementation requirements for Board
In carrying out the Congressional Award Program, the Board shall--
(1) establish the standards of achievement required for young
people to qualify as recipients of the medals and establish such
procedures as may be required to verify that individuals satisfy
such qualifications;
(2) designate the recipients of the medals in accordance with
the standards established under paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(3) delineate such roles as the Board considers to be
appropriate for the Director and Regional Directors in administering
the Congressional Award, and set forth in the bylaws of the Board
the duties, salaries, and benefits of the Director and Regional
Directors;
(4) raise funds for the operation of the program; and
(5) take such other actions as may be appropriate for the
administration of the Congressional Award Program.
No salary established by the Board under paragraph (3) shall exceed
$75,000 per annum, except that for calendar years after 1986, such limit
shall be increased in proportion to increases in the Consumer Price
Index.
(c) Presentation of awards
The Board shall arrange for the presentation of the awards to the
recipients and shall provide for participation by Members of Congress in
such presentation, when appropriate. To the extent possible, recipients
shall be provided with opportunities to exchange information and views
with Members of Congress during the presentation of the awards.
(d) Scholarships for recipients of Congressional Award Gold, Silver, and
Bronze Medals
The Board may award scholarships in such amounts as the Board
determines to be appropriate to any recipient of the Congressional Award
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.
(e) Omitted
(f) Congressional Award Program medals
(1) Design and striking
The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the medals described
in subsection (a) of this section and awarded by the Board under
this chapter. Subject to subsection (a) of this section, the medals
shall be of such quantity, design, and specifications as the
Secretary of the Treasury may determine, after consultation with the
Board.
(2) National medals
The medals struck pursuant to this chapter are National medals
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31.
(3) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be charged against the Numismatic Public
Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the cost
of the medals struck pursuant to this chapter.
(Pub. L. 96-114, title I, Sec. 102, formerly Sec. 3, Nov. 16, 1979, 93
Stat. 851; Pub. L. 99-161, Sec. 4(a)-(c), Nov. 25, 1985, 99 Stat. 934;
Pub. L. 100-674, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 3996; Pub. L. 101-
525, Sec. 3, Nov. 6, 1990, 104 Stat. 2305; Pub. L. 103-329, title VI,
Sec. 637, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2431; Pub. L. 106-63, Sec. 1(a),
Oct. 1, 1999, 113 Stat. 510; renumbered title I, Sec. 102, and amended
Pub. L. 106-533, Sec. 1(b)(1), (2), (4), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2553.)
Codification
Subsection (e), which required the Board to submit an annual report
to Congress on the activities of the Congressional Award Program,
terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31,
Money and Finance. See, also, page 199 of House Document No. 103-7.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 106-533, Sec. 1(b)(4)(A), which
directed technical amendment to reference in original act which would
have appeared in text as reference to section 804(g)(1) of this title
could not be executed because that reference did not appear in the
original. See Codification note above.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 106-533, Sec. 1(b)(4)(B), made technical
amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as
reference to section 806 of this title. See Codification note above.
1999--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-63 substituted ``June 1'' for ``April
1'' in introductory provisions.
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-329, Sec. 637(1), struck out ``gold,
silver, and bronze'' after ``Under the program'' and substituted last
sentence for former last sentence which read as follows: ``The medals
shall be of such design and materials as the Board may determine.''
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-329, Sec. 637(2), added subsec. (f).
1990--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-525 substituted ``April 1'' for
``March 1''.
1988--Subsec. (e)(6) to (8). Pub. L. 100-674 added pars. (6) and (7)
and redesignated former par. (6) as (8).
1985--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-161, Sec. 4(a), inserted provision
limiting salaries established by Board under par. (3) to $75,000 per
annum, such limit after 1986 being increased in proportion to Consumer
Price Index.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-161, Sec. 4(b), inserted reference to Silver
and Bronze Medals.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 99-161, Sec. 4(c), inserted ``for each
member, officer, employee, and consultant of the Board (or of the
Corporation established pursuant to section 806(g)(1) of this title)''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 801 of this title.
