---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 U.S.C. § 50314"
title: "34"
title_heading: "Crime Control and Law Enforcement"
number: "50314"
heading: "Presentation of Federal Law Enforcement Badges"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/34/50314"
units:
  - "Subtitle V — Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Personnel"
  - "Chapter 503 — Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery"
  - "Subchapter I — Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery"
---

# §50314. Presentation of Federal Law Enforcement Badges

- (a) **Presentation by Member of Congress—** A Member of Congress may present a [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4) to any [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4) recipient who resides in such Member’s congressional district. If both a Senator and Representative choose to present a [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4), such Senator and Representative shall make a joint presentation.
- (b) **Presentation by Attorney General—** If no Member of Congress chooses to present the [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4) as described in [subsection (a)](#a), the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, shall present such [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4).
- (c) **Presentation arrangements—** The [office](/usc/34/50301.md?p=6) of the Member of Congress presenting each [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4) may make arrangements for the presentation of such [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4), and if a Senator and Representative choose to participate jointly as described in [subsection (a)](#a), the Members shall make joint arrangements. The [Federal Board](/usc/34/50301.md?p=2) shall facilitate any such presentation arrangements as requested by the congressional [office](/usc/34/50301.md?p=6) presenting the [Federal Law Enforcement Badge](/usc/34/50301.md?p=4) and shall make arrangements in cases not undertaken by Members of Congress.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–298, title I, § 104, July 31, 2008, 122 Stat. 2989.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 15244 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.