Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73
§50321 Authorization of a Badge
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Personnel › Chapter CHAPTER 503— - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY › § 50321
Summary
The Attorney General can give a congressional badge of bravery to a state or local law officer who did a brave act while on duty, if the State and Local Board recommends it. A member of Congress or the Attorney General may present the badge in the name of Congress.
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Title 34, §50321
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The Attorney General may award, and a Member of Congress or the Attorney General may present, in the name of Congress a State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery 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.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15251 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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34 U.S.C. § 50321
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73