15 USC 2214 – Public safety awards
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established an honorary award for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public safety officers to be known as the Administrator‘s Award For Distinguished Public Safety Service (“Administrator’s Award”).
(b) Description
Terms Used In 15 USC 2214
- Administrator: means , except as otherwise provided, the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. See 15 USC 2203
- Administrator of FEMA: means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. See 15 USC 2203
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
The Administrator’s Award shall be presented by the Administrator of FEMA or by the Attorney General to public safety officers for distinguished service in the field of public safety.
(c) Award
Each Administrator’s Award shall consist of an appropriate citation.
(d) Regulations
The Administrator of FEMA and the Attorney General are authorized and directed to issue jointly such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(e) “Public safety officer” defined
As used in this section, the term “public safety officer” means a person serving a public agency, with or without compensation, as—
(1) a firefighter;
(2) a law enforcement officer, including a corrections or court officer; or
(3) a civil defense officer.