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2 U.S.C. § 802 — Program

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2 U.S.C. § 802 — Program

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**(a) Establishment, functions, and purposes; nature of awards** The Board shall establish and administer a program to be known as the Congressional Award Program, which shall be designed to promote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youths in the areas of public service, personal development, and physical and expedition fitness. Under the program medals shall be awarded to young people within the United States, aged fourteen through twenty-three (subject to such exceptions as the Board may prescribe), who have satisfied the standards of achievement established by the Board under subsection (b) of this section. **(b) Implementation requirements for Board** In carrying out the Congressional Award Program, the Board shall— (1) establish the standards of achievement required for young people to qualify as recipients of the medals and establish such procedures as may be required to verify that individuals satisfy such qualifications; (2) designate the recipients of the medals in accordance with the standards established under paragraph (1) of this subsection; (3) delineate such roles as the Board considers to be appropriate for the Director and Regional Directors in administering the Congressional Award, and set forth in the bylaws of the Board the duties, salaries, and benefits of the Director and Regional Directors; (4) raise funds for the operation of the program; and (5) take such other actions as may be appropriate for the administration of the Congressional Award Program. No salary established by the Board shall exceed $75,000 per annum, except that for calendar years after 1986, such limit shall be increased in proportion to increases in the Consumer Price Index. **(c) Presentation of awards** The Board shall arrange for the presentation of the awards to the recipients and shall provide for participation by Members of Congress in such presentation, when appropriate. To the extent possible, recipients shall be provided with opportunities to exchange information and views with Members of Congress in connection with the presentation of the awards. **(d) Scholarships for recipients of Congressional Award Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals** The Board may award scholarships in such amounts as the Board determines to be appropriate to any recipient of the Congressional Award Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. **(e) Omitted** **(f) Congressional Award Program medals** (1) **Design and striking** — The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the medals described in subsection (a) and awarded by the Board under this chapter. The medals shall be of such quantity, design, and specifications as the Secretary of the Treasury may determine, after consultation with the Board. (2) **National medals** — The medals struck pursuant to this chapter are National medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31. (3) **Authorization of appropriations** — There are authorized to be charged against the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck pursuant to this chapter.

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31 U.S.C. § 1113 — Congressional information

**(a)** (1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information. (2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee. **(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall— (1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information; (2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and (3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency. **(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall— (1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system; (2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and (3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory

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2 U.S.C. § 806 — Powers, functions, and limitations

**(a) General operating and expenditure authority** Subject to such limitations as may be provided for under this section, the Board may take such actions and make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out the Congressional Award Program, except that— (1) the Board shall carry out its functions and make expenditures with— (A) such resources as are available to the Board from sources other than the Federal Government; and (B) funds awarded in any grant program administered by a Federal agency in accordance with the law establishing that grant program. (2) the Board shall not take any actions which would disqualify the Board from treatment (for tax purposes) as an organization described in [section 501(c)(3) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Mandatory functions** (1) The Board shall establish such functions and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (2) The functions established by the Board under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) communication with local Congressional Award Councils concerning the Congressional Award Program; (B) provision, upon the request of any local Congressional Award Council, of such technical assistance as may be necessary to assist such council with its responsibilities, including the provision of medals, the preparation and provision of applications, guidance on disposition of applications, arrangements with respect to local award ceremonies, and other responsibilities of such council; (C) conduct of outreach activities to establish new local Congressional Award Councils, particularly in inner-city areas and rural areas; (D) in addition to those activities authorized under subparagraph (C

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2 U.S.C. § 801 — Establishment, etc., of Congressional Award Board

There is established a board to be known as the Congressional Award Board (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”), which shall be responsible for administering the Congressional Award Program described under [section 802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section802&num=0&edition=prelim). The Board shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the United States, and the United States is not liable for any obligation or liability incurred by the Board.

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2 U.S.C. § 802 — Program

Page 224 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 802 808 of this title and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 803 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Congressional Award Amendments of 1985’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 96–114, title II, § 201, as added by Pub. L. 106–533, § 1(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2545, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Congressional Recognition for Excel- lence in Arts Education Act’.’’ Pub. L. 96–114, § 1, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 851, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Congressional Award Act’.’’ § 802. Program (a) Establishment, functions, and purposes; na- ture of awards The Board shall establish and administer a program to be known as the Congressional Award Program, which shall be designed to pro- mote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youths in the areas of public service, per- sonal development, and physical and expedition fitness. Under the program medals shall be awarded to young people within the United States, aged fourteen through twenty-three (subject to such exceptions as the Board may prescribe), who have satisfied the standards of achievement established by the Board under subsection (b) of this section. Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accord- ance with subsection (f). (b) Implementation requirements for Board In carrying out the Congressional Award Pro- gram, the Board shall— (1) establish the standards of achievement required for young people to qualify as recipi- ents of the medals and establish such proce- dures as may be required to verify that indi- viduals satisfy such qualifications; (2) designate the recipients of the medals

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