# § 50331. Congressional Badge of Bravery Office
**(a)** **Establishment** There is established within the Department of Justice a Congressional Badge of Bravery Office.
**(b)** **Duties** The Office shall—
**(1)** receive nominations from Federal agency heads on behalf of the Federal Board and deliver such nominations to the Federal Board at Federal Board meetings described in section 50313(d)(2) of this title;
**(2)** receive nominations from State or local agency heads on behalf of the State and Local Board and deliver such nominations to the State and Local Board at State and Local Board meetings described in section 50323(d)(2) of this title; and
**(3)** provide staff support to the Federal Board and the State and Local Board to carry out the duties described in section 50313(b) and section 50323(b) of this title, respectively.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–298, title III, § 301, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2994.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.