{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-15201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 15201","heading":"Authorization of Medal","body":"After September 1, 2001, the President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 145—PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR AND TRIBUTES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"5f4d4d26b9dabc5180228efa761d43a2b7dbe0d04da0005c18411abfa9562885","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-15115","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-15202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}