42 USC § 12653a - Presidential awards for service

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12653a"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12653a - Presidential awards for service"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12653a"
section_name: "Presidential awards for service"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "Additional Corporation Activities To Support National Service"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198A, formerly § 198B, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(c), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 843; renumbered § 198A and amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, §§ 1803(b), 1804, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554.)"
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# § 12653a. Presidential awards for service

**(a)** **Presidential awards**

**(1)** **In general** The President, acting through the Corporation, may make Presidential awards for service to individuals providing significant service, and to outstanding service programs.

**(2)** **Individuals and programs** Notwithstanding section 12511 of this title—

**(A)** an individual receiving an award under this subsection need not be a participant in a program authorized under this chapter; and

**(B)** a program receiving an award under this subsection need not be a program authorized under this chapter.

**(3)** **Nature of award** In making an award under this section to an individual or program, the President, acting through the Corporation—

**(A)** is authorized to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of the individual or program; and

**(B)** is not authorized to make a cash award to such individual or program.

**(b)** **Information** The President, acting through the Corporation, shall ensure that information concerning individuals and programs receiving awards under this section is widely disseminated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 198A, formerly § 198B, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(c), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 843; renumbered § 198A and amended Pub. L. 111–13, title I, §§ 1803(b), 1804, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1554.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 12653a, , as added , , , related to clearinghouses, prior to repeal by , , , effective .

Another prior section 12653a, , as added , , , which provided for establishment of Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program, was renumbered  by , and transferred to .

### Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “section 12511” for “section 12511(19)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under , Conservation.