Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1880 National Medal of Science
Title 42 › CHAPTER 16 — NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION › § 1880
Summary
Creates the National Medal of Science; the President, using National Science Foundation recommendations, decides its design and awards it under section 1881.
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Title 42, §1880
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There is established a National Medal of Science (hereinafter referred to as the “medal”), which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as the President, on the basis of recommendations submitted by the National Science Foundation, may prescribe, and shall be awarded as provided in section 1881 of this title.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 1880
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102