Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001

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The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 is a U.S. federal law that created the nation’s highest civilian award for public safety officers who display extraordinary valor in the line of duty.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
appliesTo public safety officers ⓘ
awardScope national ⓘ
awardStatus highest civilian award for public safety officers in the United States ⓘ
awardTypeCreated civilian decoration ⓘ
beneficiary emergency medical personnel ⓘ
firefighters ⓘ
law enforcement officers ⓘ
other qualifying public safety officers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsAward Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor ⓘ
definesTerm Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion extraordinary valor in the line of duty ⓘ
performance of duty as a public safety officer ⓘ
establishes criteria for awarding the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor ⓘ
procedures for nomination and selection of medal recipients ⓘ
hasJurisdiction federal ⓘ
hasShortName Medal of Valor Act of 2001 ⓘ
legalDomain awards and decorations law ⓘ
public safety law ⓘ
purpose to establish the highest national civilian award for public safety officers ⓘ
recognitionForm citation for valor ⓘ
medal ⓘ
recognizes acts of heroism by public safety officers ⓘ
extraordinary bravery beyond the call of duty ⓘ

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Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor → establishedBy → Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 ⓘ
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 → hasShortName → Medal of Valor Act of 2001 ⓘ
linked to: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001