Sec. 3. The National Medal of Arts Award
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Section 13 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act Amendments of 1983 ( 20 U.S.C. 955b ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking subsection
(b)and inserting this section ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The President shall award the National Medal of Arts, on the basis of recommendations from the National Council on the Arts, to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States. ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (g); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Annually, the President shall award at least 1 National Medal of Arts, and the President may not award more than 5 of such medals in any calendar year. An individual may be awarded the National Medal of Arts 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 to become a citizen of the United States. A group may be awarded the National Medal of Arts 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 October 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 Arts posthumously. The President may not award the National Medal of Arts 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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