118 STAT. 2871 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 SEC. 123. The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 is amended— (1) in section 7— (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘REDUCTION’’ and inserting ‘‘ELIMINATION’’; and (B) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Reduction’’ and inserting ‘‘Elimination’’; and (2) in section 1(b), by striking ‘‘Reduction’’ in the item relating to section 7 and inserting ‘‘Elimination’’. SEC. 124. (a) The President shall award and present a 9/ 11 Heroes Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to an appropriate representative of those individuals who were members of public safety agencies and were killed in the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, as certified by the Attorney General, on behalf of such individuals. (b) The presentation of medals pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made as close as feasible to the 4th anniversary of the terrorist attacks described in that subsection. (c)(1) To be eligible for the medal referred to in subsection (a), an individual shall have been a public safety officer (as defined in section 5 of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001) who— (A) was present in New York, Virginia, or Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001; (B) participated in the response that day to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, or the terrorist attack that resulted in the crash of the fourth airplane in Pennsylvania; and (C) died as a result of such participation. (2) An individual who was killed in one of the attacks referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall be deemed, for purposes of the eligibility requirement of that paragraph, to have participated in the response. (3) The certification of eligible recipients of the medal under subsection (a) shall be completed by the Attorney General by July 1, 2005. (d)(1)(A) The design of the medal under this section shall be selected by the Attorney General after consultation with— (i) the Commission of Fine Arts; and (ii) the Institute of Heraldry within the Department of Defense, regarding the design and artistry of the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor. (B) The Attorney General may also consider suggestions received by the Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including those made by persons not employed by the Department of Justice. (2) After such consultation and selection of design, the Attorney General shall make necessary arrangements with the Secretary of the Treasury for the Secretary to prepare and strike, on a reimbursable basis, such number of medals as may be required to carry out this section. (3) The medals struck under this section are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (e) The Attorney General shall establish such procedures and requirements as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. Procedures. Certification. Deadline. President. Medals. 31 USC 5111 note. 42 USC 15606.
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