---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 15207"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "15207"
heading: "Consultation requirement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/15207"
units:
  - "Chapter 145 — Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor and Tributes"
---

# §15207. Consultation requirement


The Board shall consult with the Institute of Heraldry within the Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of the Medal of Valor. The Board may also consider suggestions received by the Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including those made by persons not employed by the Department.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 107–12, § 9, May 30, 2001, 115 Stat. 22.)