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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaaaxa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS20884 Updated December 16, 2003 A Guide to Major Congressional and Presidential Awards Barbara A. Salazar Information Research Specialist Information Research Division Summary This report is designed to help congressional offices obtain information about major awards given by Congress and the President. It lists details about the establishment, criteria, selection process, and presentation of each of the major presidential and congressional awards: Congressional Award, Congressional Gold Medal, Medal of Honor, Presidential Citizens Medal, and Presidential Medal of Freedom. Brief entries are provided for additional awards made by the President including two new military medals for service in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT): the GWOT Expeditionary Medal and the GWOT Service Medal. Contact information is provided for the organization responsible for making the award and for more data about an award. References to CRS products on awards are also given. This report will be updated as necessary. Congressional Awards Congressional Award. The Congressional Award Program was established in 1979 to promote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youths age 14 to 23. Award recipients have completed a self-designed program of challenging but achievable goals in four program areas: voluntary service, personal development, physical fitness, and expedition/exploration. There is no limit on the number of Congressional Awards; it is a noncompetitive, individual achievement. Program participants can work toward a Congressional Award Certificate or Medal. In either category there are three achievement levels: gold, silver, and bronze. Minimum requirements must be met regarding the number of hours devoted to each of the four program areas, total hours worked toward the award, and for the duration of the participant's efforts. Senators and Representatives present the awards at local, city, or state ceremonies. Gold medal recipients are recognized each year at the Congressional Award Gold Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The Congressional Award was originally authorized in P.L. 96-114, which set up the Congressional Award Foundation to manage the Award program, and was reauthorized Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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