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§12653a Presidential Awards for Service

Title 42 › CHAPTER 129 — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › Part I — Additional Corporation Activities To Support National Service › § 12653a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President, through the Corporation, may give awards to people who provide important service and to outstanding service programs. Award winners do not have to be part of programs created by this law. The Corporation may pay necessary costs to honor recipients but may not give cash prizes. The President must widely share information about who and what programs get these awards.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12653a

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(a)Presidential awards
(1)In general
The President, acting through the Corporation, may make Presidential awards for service to individuals providing significant service, and to outstanding service programs.
(2)Individuals and programs
Notwithstanding section 12511 of this title—
(A)an individual receiving an award under this subsection need not be a participant in a program authorized under this chapter; and
(B)a program receiving an award under this subsection need not be a program authorized under this chapter.
(3)Nature of award
In making an award under this section to an individual or program, the President, acting through the Corporation—
(A)is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the individual or program; and
(B)is not authorized to make a cash award to such individual or program.
(b)Information
The President, acting through the Corporation, shall ensure that information concerning individuals and programs receiving awards under this section is widely disseminated.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–610, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3127, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 12501 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 12653b of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 12653a, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198A, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(c), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 842, related to clearinghouses, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1803(a)(1), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554, effective Oct. 1, 2009. Another prior section 12653a, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 195A, as added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2523, which provided for establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program, was renumbered section 152 of Pub. L. 101–610 by Pub. L. 103–82, § 104(b), and transferred to section 12612 of this title.

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–13, § 1804, substituted “section 12511” for “section 12511(19)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–13 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as a note under section 4950 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1993 Amendment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12653a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110