Sec. 302. Presidential award for excellence in the field of child welfare
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The President, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may make Presidential awards to individuals contributing to excellence in the field of child welfare, including child welfare case workers, child welfare advocates, foster parents, and foster youth. The Governor of each State, in consultation with youth representatives and representatives of youth advocacy boards, shall nominate 2 individuals each year for the award established in subsection (a). At least one of the nominees for a year shall be a child welfare case worker.
A nominee shall not be a previous recipient of an award under this section. In any year, not more than 30 awards may be made under this section. The President, or his designee, shall present the awards at an appropriate ceremony in Washington, DC.