Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1316100-17174
Establishment of the Presidential Medal of Valor for Public Safety Officers
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July 5, 2000
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June 29, 2000
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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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Part V
The President
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Executive Order 13161--Establishment of the Presidential Medal of Valor
for Public Safety Officers
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 5, 2000 /
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The President
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Executive Order 13161 of June 29, 2000
Establishment of the Presidential Medal of Valor
for Public Safety Officers
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is ordered:
Section 1. The Presidential Medal of Valor for Public
Safety Officers (Medal) is established for the purpose
of recognizing those public safety officers adjudged to
have shown extraordinary valor above and beyond the
call of duty in the exercise of their official duties.
As used in this section, the term ``public safety
officer'' means a person serving a public agency with
or without compensation:
(1) as a law enforcement officer, including police,
correctional, probation, or parole officers;
(2) as a firefighter or emergency responder; and
(3) who is employed by the Government of the United
States, any State of the United States, any officially
recognized elective body within a State of the United
States, or any Federally recognized tribal
organization.
Sec. 2. Eligible recipients generally will be
recommended to the President by the Attorney General by
April 1 of each year. Pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 136-137,
the President designates May 15 of each year as ``Peace
Officers Memorial Day'' and the week in which it falls
as ``Police Week.'' Presentation of the Medal shall
occur at an appropriate time during the commemoration
of Police Week, as far as is practicable.
Sec. 3. The President may select for the Medal up to
ten persons annually from among those persons
recommended to the President by the Attorney General.
In submitting recommendations to the President, the
Attorney General may consult with experts representing
all segments of the public safety sector, including
representatives from law enforcement, firefighters, and
emergency services.
Sec. 4. Those chosen for recognition shall receive a
medal and a certificate, the designs of which shall be
submitted by the Attorney General for the President's
approval no later than December 1, 2000. The medal and
certificate shall be prepared by the Department of
Justice.
Sec. 5. The Medal may be given posthumously.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 29, 2000.
[FR Doc. 00-17174
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