Public Law 77-671

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Public Law 77-671 is a World War II–era United States federal statute that established the legal basis for awarding the civilian Medal for Merit for exceptionally meritorious service.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
World War II-era legislation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Medal for Merit Act ⓘ
linked to: Medal for Merit
appliesTo civilian persons ⓘ
awardCategory civilian decoration ⓘ
awardTypeAuthorized Medal for Merit ⓘ
beneficiary civilians who rendered exceptionally meritorious service ⓘ
citationNumber 77-671 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy 77th United States Congress ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect authorized the President to award the Medal for Merit ⓘ
created statutory authority for the Medal for Merit ⓘ
legalStatus public law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
purpose to authorize an award for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services ⓘ
to establish the legal basis for awarding the civilian Medal for Merit ⓘ
relatedTo United States awards and decorations ⓘ
United States home front during World War II ⓘ
scope recognition of exceptionally meritorious service by civilians in the interest of the United States ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
subject Medal for Merit ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ

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Medal for Merit → authorizedBy → Public Law 77-671 ⓘ