I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6151 
To charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first 
responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. SCHWARTZ, and 
Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To charter an organization and establish a medal program 
to honor first responders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF ORGANIZATION. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.—The Medal of Courage and 
Service Corporation, located in Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, is a federally chartered organization. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Corporation is to 
honor first responders in the city of Philadelphia by, act-
ing through the Selection Committee convened under sub-
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member described in subparagraph (A)(i) and 
the member described in subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Corporation shall submit 
to Congress an annual report on its activities under this 
Act. 
SEC. 2. MEDAL PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.—The Corporation 
may award, and present in the name of Congress, a Medal 
of Courage and Service of appropriate design to a first 
responder who is selected by the Selection Committee. 
(b) DUTIES OF SELECTION COMMITTEE.—The Selec-
tion Committee shall— 
(1) establish criteria for awarding the Medal; 
(2) accept nominations of first responders from 
the Police and Fire Departments of Philadelphia 
each calendar year; and 
(3) select no more than 3 first responders per 
year to receive a Medal, except that in any year in 
which the Selection Committee determines, by unan-
imous consent, that extraordinary or extenuating cir-
cumstances exist regarding an incident, the Selection 
Committee may select more than 3 first responders 
to receive a Medal. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the Medal of Courage and Service Corpora-
tion chartered in section 1(a). 
(2) FIRST
RESPONDER.—The term ‘‘first re-
sponder’’ means an individual who, in the early 
stages of an incident, is responsible for the protec-
tion and preservation of life, property, evidence, and 
the environment, including emergency response pro-
viders as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101), as well as emer-
gency management, public health, clinical care, pub-
lic works, and other skilled support personnel (such 
as equipment operators) that provide immediate sup-
port services during prevention, response, and recov-
ery operations. 
(3) MEDAL.—The term ‘‘Medal’’ means the 
Medal of Courage and Service authorized under sec-
tion 2(a). 
(4) SELECTION COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Selec-
tion Committee’’ means the Medal of Courage and 
Service Selection Committee convened under section 
1(c)(2). 
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