118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
June 21, 2023
Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2023”.
(a) In general.—Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking “October 1, 2023” and inserting “October 1, 2028”.
(b) Effective date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2023.
Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking “Each medal shall consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection (f).”; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by striking “Subject to subsection (a), the” and inserting “The”.