(B) upon request of the Board, the head of 
that department or agency shall furnish the in-
formation to the Board. 
(3) INFORMATION
TO
BE
KEPT
CONFIDEN-
TIAL.—The Board shall not disclose any information 
which may compromise an ongoing law enforcement 
investigation or is otherwise required by law to be 
kept confidential. 
(f) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each Board member shall be compensated 
at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such Board member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Board. 
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION FOR GOV-
ERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Board members who serve 
as officers or employees of Federal, a State, or a 
local government may not receive additional pay, al-
lowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
the Board. 
(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each Board member 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in 
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lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY OFFICE. 
There is established within the Department of Justice 
a Congressional Badge of Bravery Office (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall— 
(1) receive nominations from agency heads on 
behalf of the Board and deliver such nominations to 
the Board at Board meetings described in section 
5(d)(2); and 
(2) provide staff support to the Board to carry 
out the duties described in section 5(b). 
SEC. 7. PRESENTATION OF BADGES. 
(a) PRESENTATION BY MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—A 
Member of Congress may present a Badge to any Badge 
recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional dis-
trict. If both a Senator and Representative choose to 
present a Badge, such Senator and Representative shall 
make a joint presentation. 
(b) PRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If no 
Member of Congress chooses to present the Badge as de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a des-
ignee of the Attorney General, shall present such Badge. 
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(c) PRESENTATION ARRANGEMENTS.—The office of 
the Member of Congress presenting each Badge may make 
arrangements for the presentation of such Badge, and if 
a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly 
as described in subsection (a), the Members shall make 
joint arrangements. The Board shall facilitate any such 
presentation arrangements as requested by the congres-
sional office presenting the Badge and shall make arrange-
ments in cases not undertaken by Members of Congress. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(a) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘Federal law enforcement officer’’ means a Federal 
employee— 
(1) who has statutory authority to make ar-
rests; 
(2) who is authorized by his or her agency to 
carry firearms; and 
(3) whose duties are primarily— 
(A) the investigation, apprehension, or de-
tention of individuals suspected or convicted of 
a Federal criminal offense; or 
(B) the protection of Federal officials 
against threats to personal safety. 
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