Establishment of medals for character and service; condition governing awards
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH18
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Department of Justice shall also honor by an appropriate medal such American boy or girl citizens, eighteen years old or under, who, in the opinion of the said Department of Justice, shall have achieved outstanding or unusual recognition for character and service during any given year.
(Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 520, § 2, 64 Stat. 397.)
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