Sec. 2. The National Medal of Science Award
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The Act entitled An Act to establish a National Medal of Science to provide recognition for individuals who make outstanding contributions in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral, and social sciences. , approved August 25, 1959 ( 42 U.S.C. 1881 ), is amended— in the title, by striking engineering, behavioral, and social and inserting and engineering sciences ; and by amending section 2 to read as follows: The President shall award the National Medal of Science to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences on the basis of— information and evidence the President determines appropriate; and recommendations received from— the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science (or a successor of such committee); the Director of the National Science Foundation; the President of the National Academy of Sciences; the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and the Director of the National Institutes of Health.
Annually, the President shall award at least 1 medal, and the President may not award more than 5 medals in any calendar year. An individual may be awarded the medal only if at the time the award is made such individual— is a citizen or other national of the United States; or is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who— has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1445 ); and is eligible for naturalization.
A group may be awarded the medal only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States. The presentation of the award under subsection
(a)shall be made by the President, during the month of April of each calendar year, with such ceremonies as the President may determine proper. The President shall invite appropriate Members of Congress and all Justices of the Supreme Court to attend the presentation under paragraph (1). The President may not award the National Medal of Science posthumously. The President may not award the National Medal of Science to— the Vice President, the head of an Executive department, or a Member of Congress; or the spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law of an individual described in subparagraph (A), as determined under applicable common law. .
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