,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hicg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,e%oo introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d requirem5ts = aw>d+ ! 
,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce1 ! ,national  
,m$al ( ,arts1 & ! ,national ,te*nology 
& ,innovation ,m$al1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,national ,civilian ,m$als ,improvem5t
 ,act4  #b4 ,! ,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce
 ,aw>d ,! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to      
e/abli% a ,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce to  
provide recognition = individuals :o    
make out/&+ contributions 9 ! physical1 
biological1 ma!matical1 eng9e]+1        
behavioral1 & social sci5ces41 approv$  
,augu/ #be1 #aiei 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahha71

 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! title1 by /rik+    
eng9e]+1 behavioral1 & social & ins]t+ &
 eng9e]+ sci5ces2 &  7#b7 by am5d+      
section #b to read z foll[s3  #b4 ,aw>d 
( ! ,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce  7a7      
,recomm5dations ,! ,presid5t %all aw>d !
 ,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce to an        
individual or a gr\p :o 9 ! judgm5t ( ! 
,presid5t is des]v+ ( special           
recognition by reason ( out/&+          
contributions to k 9 ! physical1        
biological1 ma!matical1 or eng9e]+      
sci5ces on ! basis (-- 7#a7 in=mation & 
evid5ce ! ,presid5t det]m9es            
appropriate2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations     
receiv$ f-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t's          
,committee on ! ,national ,m$al (       
,sci5ce 7or a successor ( su*           
committee72  7,b7 ! ,director ( !       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2  7,c7 !   
,presid5t ( ! ,national ,academy (      
,sci5ces2  7,d7 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy2 &  7,e7 !
 ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (   
,heal?4  7b7 ,numb]2 annual requirem5t  

,annually1 ! ,presid5t %all aw>d at lea/
 #a m$al1 & ! ,presid5t may n aw>d m ?an
 #e m$als 9 any cal5d> ye>4  7c7        
,citiz5%ip  7#a7 ,citiz5%ip ( an        
individual ,an individual may be aw>d$ !
 m$al only if at ! "t ! aw>d is made su*
 individual-- 7,a7 is a citiz5 or o!r   
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 is 
an ali5 lawfully admitt$ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates = p]man5t resid5cy :o-- 7i7 has  
fil$ an application or petition =       
naturalization 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by   
section #ccd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adde72 
&  7ii7 is eligible = naturalization4   
7#b7 ,citiz5%ip ( a gr\p ,a gr\p may be 
aw>d$ ! m$al only if su* gr\p is        
organiz$ or incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7d7 ,c]emonies  7#a7 ,date     
requirem5t ,! pres5tation ( ! aw>d "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be made by !        
,presid5t1 dur+ ! mon? ( ,april ( ea*   
cal5d> ye>1 ) su* c]emonies z !         
,presid5t may det]m9e prop]4  7#b7      
,invitation to ,congress & ! ,supreme   

,c\rt ,! ,presid5t %all invite          
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress & all   
,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt to att5d !  
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a74  7e7      
,additional limitations  7#a7 ,po/hum\s 
limitation ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !    
,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce po/hum\sly4   
7#b7 ,c]ta9 public (ficials ,! ,presid5t
 may n aw>d ! ,national ,m$al ( ,sci5ce 
to-- 7,a7 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ! head ( an
 ,executive dep>tm5t1 or a ,memb] (     
,congress2 or  7,b7 ! sp\se1 *ild1      
son-9-law1 or daught]-9-law ( an        
individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z det]m9$ "u applicable common law4  4  
#c4 ,! ,national ,m$al ( ,arts ,aw>d    
,section #ac ( ! ,national ,f\ndation on
 ! ,arts & ! ,humanities ,act ,am5dm5ts 
( #aihc 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iee;b7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 
subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ ?is section2    
7#b7 by am5d+ subsection 7b7 to read z  
foll[s3  7b7 ,recomm5dations ,!         
,presid5t %all aw>d ! ,national ,m$al ( 
,arts1 on ! basis ( recomm5dations f !  

,national ,c\ncil on ! ,arts1 to an     
individual or a gr\p :o 9 ! judgm5t ( ! 
,presid5t is des]v+ ( special           
recognition by reason ( out/&+          
contributions to ! excell5ce1 gr[?1     
support1 & availability ( ! arts 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  2  7#c7 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7c7 z subsection 7g72 &  7#d7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3
  7c7 ,numb]2 annual requirem5t         
,annually1 ! ,presid5t %all aw>d at lea/
 #a ,national ,m$al ( ,arts1 & !        
,presid5t may n aw>d m ?an #e ( su*     
m$als 9 any cal5d> ye>4  7d7 ,citiz5%ip 
7#a7 ,citiz5%ip ( an individual ,an     
individual may be aw>d$ ! ,national     
,m$al ( ,arts only if at ! "t ! aw>d is 
made su* individual-- 7,a7 is a citiz5  
or o!r national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or   
7,b7 is an ali5 lawfully admitt$ to !   
,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t resid5cy :o--   
7i7 has fil$ an application or petition 
= naturalization 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by 
section #ccd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adde72 

&  7ii7 is eligible to become a citiz5 (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,citiz5%ip ( a  
gr\p ,a gr\p may be aw>d$ ! ,national   
,m$al ( ,arts only if su* gr\p is       
organiz$ or incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7e7 ,c]emonies  7#a7 ,date     
requirem5t ,! pres5tation ( ! aw>d "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be made by !        
,presid5t1 dur+ ! mon? ( ,octob] ( ea*  
cal5d> ye>1 ) su* c]emonies z !         
,presid5t may det]m9e prop]4  7#b7      
,invitation to ,congress & ! ,supreme   
,c\rt ,! ,presid5t %all invite          
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress & all   
,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt to att5d !  
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7      
,additional limitations  7#a7 ,po/hum\s 
limitation ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !    
,national ,m$al ( ,arts po/hum\sly4     
7#b7 ,c]ta9 public (ficials ,! ,presid5t
 may n aw>d ! ,national ,m$al ( ,arts   
to-- 7,a7 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ! head ( an
 ,executive dep>tm5t1 or a ,memb] (     
,congress2 or  7,b7 ! sp\se1 *ild1      
son-9-law1 or daught]-9-law ( an        

individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z det]m9$ "u applicable common law4  4  
#d4 ,! ,national ,te*nology &           
,innovation ,m$al ,section #af ( !      
,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation  
,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+ subsection 7b7 to 
read z foll[s3  7b7 ,recomm5dations ,!  
,presid5t %all aw>d ! ,national         
,te*nology & ,innovation ,m$al to an    
individual or a gr\p :o 9 ! judgm5t ( ! 
,presid5t is des]v+ ( special           
recognition by reason ( out/&+          
contributions to ! promotion ( te*nology
 or te*nological manp[] = ! improvem5t (
 ! economic1 environm5tal1 or social    
well-be+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ! basis   
(-- 7#a7 in=mation & evid5ce ! ,presid5t
 det]m9es appropriate2 &  7#b7          
recomm5dations f-- 7,a7 ! ,national     
,m$al ( ,te*nology & ,innovation        
,nom9ation ,evaluation ,committee 7or a 
successor ( su* committee72  7,b7 !     
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,pat5t &    
,tradem>k ,(fice2  7,c7 ! ,director ( ! 

,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy2  
7,d7 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute
 ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2 &  7,e7 !       
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation4  2  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection
 7c72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,numb]2 annual       
requirem5t ,annually1 ! ,presid5t %all  
aw>d at lea/ #a ,national ,te*nology &  
,innovation ,m$al1 & ! ,presid5t may n  
aw>d m ?an #e ( su* m$als 9 any cal5d>  
ye>4  7d7 ,citiz5%ip  7#a7 ,citiz5%ip ( 
an individual ,an individual may be     
aw>d$ ! ,national ,te*nology &          
,innovation ,m$al only if at ! "t ! aw>d
 is made su* individual-- 7,a7 is a     
citiz5 or o!r national ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 or  7,b7 is an ali5 lawfully    
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t    
resid5cy :o-- 7i7 has fil$ an           
application or petition = naturalization
 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by section #ccd ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #adde72 &  7ii7 is eligible to
 become a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     

7#b7 ,citiz5%ip ( a gr\p ,a gr\p may be 
aw>d$ ! ,national ,te*nology &          
,innovation ,m$al only if su* gr\p is   
organiz$ or incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7e7 ,c]emonies  7#a7 ,date     
requirem5t ,! pres5tation ( ! aw>d "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be made by !        
,presid5t1 dur+ ! mon? ( ,april ( ea*   
cal5d> ye>1 ) su* c]emonies z !         
,presid5t may det]m9e prop]4  7#b7      
,invitation to ,congress & ! ,supreme   
,c\rt ,! ,presid5t %all invite          
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress & all   
,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt to att5d !  
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7      
,additional limitations  7#a7 ,po/hum\s 
limitation ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !    
,national ,te*nology & ,innovation ,m$al
 po/hum\sly4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 public        
(ficials ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !      
,national ,te*nology & ,innovation ,m$al
 to-- 7,a7 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ! head (  
an ,executive dep>tm5t1 or a ,memb] (   
,congress2 or  7,b7 ! sp\se1 *ild1      
son-9-law1 or daught]-9-law ( an        

individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z det]m9$ "u applicable common law4  4  
#e4 ,! ,national ,humanities ,m$al  7a7 
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a ,national
 ,humanities ,m$al1 :i* %all be a m$al (
 su* design z is det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,presid5t4  7b7 ,recomm5dations ,!    
,presid5t %all aw>d ! ,national         
,humanities ,m$al1 on ! basis (         
recomm5dations f ! ,national ,c\ncil on 
! ,humanities1 to an individual or a    
gr\p :o 9 ! judgm5t ( ! ,presid5t is    
des]v+ ( special recognition by reason (
 out/&+ contributions to ! excell5ce1   
gr[?1 support1 & availability ( !       
humanities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7      
,numb]2 annual requirem5t ,annually1 !  
,presid5t %all aw>d at lea/ #a ,national
 ,humanities ,m$al1 & ! ,presid5t may n 
aw>d m ?an #e ( su* m$als 9 any cal5d>  
ye>4  7d7 ,citiz5%ip  7#a7 ,citiz5%ip ( 
an individual ,an individual may be     
aw>d$ ! ,national ,humanities ,m$al only
 if at ! "t ! aw>d is made su*          
individual-- 7,a7 is a citiz5 or o!r    

national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 is 
an ali5 lawfully admitt$ to ! ,unit$    
,/ates = p]man5t resid5cy :o-- 7i7 has  
fil$ an application or petition =       
naturalization 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by   
section #ccd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adde72 
&  7ii7 is eligible to become a citiz5 (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,citiz5%ip ( a  
gr\p ,a gr\p may be aw>d$ ! ,national   
,humanities ,m$al only if su* gr\p is   
organiz$ or incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7e7 ,c]emonies  7#a7 ,date     
requirem5t ,! pres5tation ( ! aw>d "u   
subsection 7a7 %all be made by !        
,presid5t1 dur+ ! mon? ( ,octob] ( ea*  
cal5d> ye>1 ) su* c]emonies z !         
,presid5t may det]m9e prop]4  7#b7      
,invitation to ,congress & ! ,supreme   
,c\rt ,! ,presid5t %all invite          
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress & all   
,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt to att5d !  
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7      
,additional limitations  7#a7 ,po/hum\s 
limitation ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !    

,national ,humanities ,m$al po/hum\sly4 
7#b7 ,c]ta9 public (ficials ,! ,presid5t
 may n aw>d ! ,national ,humanities     
,m$al to-- 7,a7 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 !    
head ( an ,executive dep>tm5t1 or a     
,memb] ( ,congress2 or  7,b7 ! sp\se1   
*ild1 son-9-law1 or daught]-9-law ( an  
individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z det]m9$ "u applicable common law4  #f4
 ,! ,national ,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces  
,aw>d  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 
a ,national ,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces1   
:i* %all be a m$al ( su* design z is    
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,presid5t4  7b7
 ,recomm5dations ,! ,presid5t %all aw>d 
! ,national ,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces to 
an individual or a gr\p :o 9 ! judgm5t (
 ! ,presid5t is des]v+ ( special        
recognition by reason ( out/&+          
contributions to k 9 ! social sci5ces1  
on ! basis (-- 7#a7 in=mation & evid5ce 
! ,presid5t det]m9es appropriate2 &     
7#b7 recomm5dations f-- 7,a7 !          
presid5tial committee e/abli%$ to aw>d !
 m$al describ$ 9 ?is section2  7,b7 !   

,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation2  7,c7 ! ,presid5t ( !       
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ce2 &  7,d7 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?4  7c7 ,numb]2 annual requirem5t  
,annually1 ! ,presid5t %all aw>d at lea/
 #a ,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces1 & !       
,presid5t may n aw>d m ?an #e ( su*     
m$als 9 any cal5d> ye>4  7d7 ,citiz5%ip 
7#a7 ,citiz5%ip ( an individual ,an     
individual may be aw>d$ ! ,national     
,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces only if at ! "t
 ! aw>d is made su* individual-- 7,a7 is
 a citiz5 or o!r national ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 or  7,b7 is an ali5 lawfully    
admitt$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = p]man5t    
resid5cy :o-- 7i7 has fil$ an           
application or petition = naturalization
 9 ! mann] prescrib$ by section #ccd ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #adde72 &  7ii7 is eligible to
 become a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,citiz5%ip ( a gr\p ,a gr\p may be 
aw>d$ ! ,national ,m$al ( ,social       
,sci5ces only if su* gr\p is organiz$ or

 incorporat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7    
,c]emonies  7#a7 ,date requirem5t ,!    
pres5tation ( ! aw>d "u subsection 7a7  
%all be made by ! ,presid5t1 dur+ ! mon?
 ( ,april ( ea* cal5d> ye>1 ) su*       
c]emonies z ! ,presid5t may det]m9e     
prop]4  7#b7 ,invitation to ,congress & 
! ,supreme ,c\rt ,! ,presid5t %all      
invite appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress &
 all ,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt to     
att5d ! pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#a74   
7f7 ,additional limitations  7#a7       
,po/hum\s limitation ,! ,presid5t may n 
aw>d ! ,national ,m$al ( ,social        
,sci5ces po/hum\sly4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 public
 (ficials ,! ,presid5t may n aw>d !     
,national ,m$al ( ,social ,sci5ces to-- 
7,a7 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ! head ( an     
,executive dep>tm5t1 or a ,memb] (      
,congress2 or  7,b7 ! sp\se1 *ild1      
son-9-law1 or daught]-9-law ( an        
individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
z det]m9$ "u applicable common law4  #g4
 ,rule ( con/ruction ,a m$al describ$ 9 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ a ?+ ( value =

 purposes ( any ,f$]al law ) respect to 
brib]y or corruption ( a ,gov]nm5t      
(ficial4  #h4 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! lat] ( #a ye> aft] !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act or1 aft] ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 on ! date t ! ,presid5t     
aw>ds at lea/ #a ( ea* ( ! m$als        
describ$ 9 ?is ,act4