2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 145A - Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery (Sections 15231 - 15261)
Subchapter II - State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery (Sections 15251 - 15254)
Sec. 15252 - Nominations
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 145A - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY SUBCHAPTER II - STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY Sec. 15252 - Nominations |
| Contains | section 15252 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-298, title II, §202, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2990. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 2990 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 110-298 |
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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 injury while—
(I) engaged in the lawful duties of the individual; and
(II) performing an act characterized 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) ContentsA 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 circumstances 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).
(c) Submission deadlineA State or local agency head shall submit each nomination under subsection (a) to the Office not later than February 15 of the year following the date on which the nominee performed the act of bravery described in subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 110–298, title II, §202, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2990.)
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