15 U.S.C. § 3711 — National Technology and Innovation Medal

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-480 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 137 words · no verdicts yet

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This section establishes the National Technology and Innovation Medal. The President awards it to deserving individuals or companies for outstanding contributions to technology or technological workers that improve the United States’ economic, environmental, or social well-being.

(a) Establishment There is hereby established a National Technology and Innovation Medal, which must be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as the President, on the basis of recommendations submitted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, may prescribe. (b) Award The President shall periodically award the medal, on the basis of recommendations received from the Secretary or on the basis of such other information and evidence as he deems appropriate, to individuals or companies, which in his judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology or technological manpower for the improvement of the economic, environmental, or social well-being of the United States. (c) Presentation The presentation of the award must be made by the President with such ceremonies as he may deem proper.

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(a) Establishment

There is hereby established a National Technology and Innovation Medal, which shall be of such design and materials and bear such inscriptions as the President, on the basis of recommendations submitted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, may prescribe.

(b) Award

The President shall periodically award the medal, on the basis of recommendations received from the Secretary or on the basis of such other information and evidence as he deems appropriate, to individuals or companies, which in his judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology or technological manpower for the improvement of the economic, environmental, or social well-being of the United States.

The presentation of the award shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as he may deem proper.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–480, § 16, formerly § 12, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2319; renumbered § 16, Pub. L. 99–502, § 2, Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1785; renumbered § 15, Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(e)(1), Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1797; renumbered § 16, Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5122(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1438; Pub. L. 110–69, title I, § 1003, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 576.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-480 · 94 Stat. 2319
1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-502 · 100 Stat. 1785
1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-502 · 100 Stat. 1797
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-418 · 102 Stat. 1438
2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-69 · 121 Stat. 576

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-480 on 1980-10-21.

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