12 2 STA T . 2 9 9 0PUBLIC LA W 110 – 29 8—J UL Y3 1 , 2008 anysuchpre sen t at io n arran g e m ents as re q ueste db y the congres - siona l o f fice presenting the F ederal L a wE nforcement B adge and shall ma k e arrangements in cases not undertaken by M embers of C ongress .TI T LE II —S T A TEA ND L OC AL LA W EN -F O R CE M ENT CON G RESSIONAL B ADGE OF BRA V ER YSEC.201 . AUTHORIZ ATIO N O F A B A DG E. T he A ttorney G eneral may award , and a Member of Congress or the Attorney General may present, in the name of Congress a S tate and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bra v ery to a State or local law enforcement officer who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the State and Local Board, for performing an act of bravery while in the line of duty. SEC. 202. NO M INATIONS. ( a )IN G E NE RAL . — A State or local agency head may nominate for a State and Local Law Enforcement Badge an individual— ( 1 ) who is a State or local law enforcement officer working within the agency of the State or local agency head making the nomination
and ( 2 ) who— (A)(i) sustained a physical in j ury while— (I) engaged in the lawful duties of the indi- vidual; and (II) performing an act characteri z ed as bravery by the State or local agency head making the nomination; and (ii) put the individual at personal risk when the injury described in clause (i) occurred; or (B) while not injured, performed an act characterized as bravery by the State or local agency head making the nomination that placed the individual at risk of serious physical injury or death. (b) C O N T ENT S .—A nomination under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a written narrative, of not more than 2 pages, describing the circumstances under which the nominee performed the act of bravery described in subsection (a) and how the cir- cumstances meet the criteria described in such subsection; (2) the full name of the nominee; ( 3 ) the home mailing address of the nominee; ( 4 ) the agency in which the nominee served on the date when such nominee performed the act of bravery described in subsection (a); ( 5 ) the occupational title and grade or rank of the nominee; ( 6 ) the field office address of the nominee on the date when such nominee performed the act of bravery described in subsection (a); and ( 7 ) the number of years of government service by the nominee as of the date when such nominee performed the act of bravery described in subsection (a). 42USC15 252 . 42 USC 15251.
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