this Act referred to as the ‘‘Badge’’) to a Federal law en-
forcement officer who is cited by the Attorney General, 
upon the recommendation of the Congressional Badge of 
Bravery Board, for sustaining a physical injury on or after 
January 1, 2007, while in the line of duty. 
SEC. 4. NOMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An agency head may nominate for 
a Badge an individual who meets the following criteria: 
(1) The individual is a Federal law enforcement 
officer working within the agency of the agency head 
making the nomination. 
(2) The individual sustained a physical injury 
while engaged in his or her lawful duties. 
(3) The individual put himself or herself at per-
sonal risk when the injury described in paragraph 
(2) occurred. 
(4) The injury described in paragraph (2) oc-
curred during some form of conduct characterized as 
bravery by the agency head making the nomination. 
(b) CONTENTS.—A nomination under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a written narrative, of not more than 2 
pages, describing the circumstances under which the 
nominee sustained a physical injury described in 
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subsection (a) and how the circumstances meet the 
criteria described in such subsection; 
(2) the full name of the nominee; 
(3) the home mailing address of the nominee; 
(4) the agency in which the nominee served on 
the date when such nominee sustained a physical in-
jury described in subsection (a); 
(5) the occupational title and grade or rank of 
the nominee; 
(6) the field office address of the nominee on 
the date when such nominee sustained a physical in-
jury described in subsection (a); and 
(7) the number of years of Government service 
by the nominee as of the date when such nominee 
sustained a physical injury described in subsection 
(a). 
(c) SUBMISSION DEADLINE.— 
(1) INJURIES
SUSTAINED
BEFORE
AUGUST 
15.—In the case of an individual who sustained a 
physical injury described in subsection (a) on or 
after January 1 of a year and before August 15 of 
such year, to nominate such individual under such 
subsection for a Badge, an agency head shall submit 
such nomination to the Congressional Badge of 
Bravery Office by February 15 of the following year. 
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(2) INJURIES SUSTAINED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 
15.—In the case of an individual who sustained a 
physical injury described in subsection (a) on or 
after August 15 of a year, to nominate such indi-
vidual under such subsection for a Badge, an agency 
head shall submit such nomination to the Congres-
sional Badge of Bravery Office by February 15 of 
the second year following the date on which the indi-
vidual sustained such physical injury. 
SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL BADGE OF BRAVERY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Justice a Congressional Badge of Brav-
ery Board (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall do the following: 
(1) Design the Badge with appropriate ribbons 
and appurtenances. 
(2) Select an engraver to produce each Badge. 
(3) Not later than July 15 of each year, rec-
ommend recipients of the Badge from among those 
nominations timely submitted to the Congressional 
Badge of Bravery Office by February 15th of such 
year. 
(4) Annually present to the Attorney General 
the names of Federal law enforcement officers who 
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the Board recommends as Badge recipients in ac-
cordance with the criteria described in section 4(a). 
(5) After approval by the Attorney General— 
(A) procure the Badges from the engraver 
selected under paragraph (2); 
(B) send a letter announcing the award of 
each Badge to the agency head who nominated 
the recipient of such Badge; 
(C) send a letter to each Member of Con-
gress representing the congressional district 
where the recipient of each Badge resides to 
offer such Member an opportunity to present 
such Badge; 
(D) make or facilitate arrangements for 
presenting each Badge in accordance with sec-
tion 7; and 
(E) provide for the posting of the name of 
each recipient of the Badge on the public Inter-
net site of the Department of Justice. 
(6) Set an annual timetable for fulfilling the 
duties described in this subsection. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Board 
shall be composed of 7 members (in this Act re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Board members’’) appointed as fol-
lows: 
(A) One member jointly appointed by the 
majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate. 
(B) One member jointly appointed by the 
Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) One member from the Department of 
Justice appointed by the Attorney General. 
(D) Four members of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Officers Association appointed by 
the Executive Board of the Federal Law En-
forcement Officers Association. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) APPLICABLE
TO
MEMBERS
OF
THE 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSO-
CIATION.—No more than 5 Board members 
may be members of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Officers Association. 
(B) APPLICABLE
TO
NOMINATING
OFFI-
CIALS.—In the case of a Board member who is 
an agency head, if such member nominates an 
individual under section 4(a), such member may 
not participate in any evaluation or rec-
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ommendation process of the Board with respect 
to such individual. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Board members shall be 
individuals with knowledge or expertise, whether by 
experience or training, in the field of Federal law en-
forcement. 
(4) TERMS
AND
VACANCIES.—Each Board 
member shall be appointed for 2 years and may be 
reappointed. A vacancy in the Board shall not affect 
the powers of the Board and shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
(d) OPERATIONS.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Board shall be a Board member elected by a major-
ity of the Board. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Board shall conduct its 
first meeting not later than 90 days after the ap-
pointment of a majority of Board members. There-
after, the Board shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person, or in the case of a vacancy of the position 
of Chairperson, at the call of the Attorney General. 
(3) VOTING AND RULES.—A majority of Board 
members shall constitute a quorum to conduct busi-
ness, but the Board may establish a lesser quorum 
for conducting hearings scheduled by the Board. The 
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(A) the Board may secure directly from 
any Federal department or agency information 
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act; and 
(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), Board members shall serve without pay. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each Board member 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in 
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 
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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. 
(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. 
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(d) LIMITATION.—A Badge may not be awarded 
under this section during the 60-day period before the 
date of a Congressional election. 
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. 
(b) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘agency head’’ means 
the head of any executive, legislative, or judicial branch 
Government entity that employs Federal law enforcement 
officers. 
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SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
Æ 
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