Congress recites the standard the deed must meet
What the document says“To earn the Medal of Honor ``the deed of the person . . . must be so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes his gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery''.”
The second of the section's six findings. Congress sets out, in quotation marks and with an ellipsis of its own, the standard a deed must meet for the award. The finding names no source for the quoted words, and the source is not indexed here.
What the document actually says“To earn the Medal of Honor ``the deed of the person . . . must be so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes his gallantry beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery''.”
Congress quotes an old rule for the medal. The deed must stand far above other brave acts.
The words are set in quotes in the law. They set a very high bar.
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