42 U.S.C. § 1880 — National Medal of Science

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This section establishes the National Medal of Science. It lets the President set the medal’s design and inscriptions based on National Science Foundation recommendations and award it as provided in the next section.

There is established a National Medal of Science (called the “medal”), which must 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 must be awarded as provided in section 1881 of this title.

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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.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–209, § 1, Aug. 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 431.)

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1959Enacted · Pub. L. 86-209 · 73 Stat. 431

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