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Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025Section 2 › Proposal

A finding of wrongdoing bars the medal

To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

A finding of wrongdoing bars the medal

The document says “shall notWho acts: PresidentHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“A local, State, Tribal, territorial, or Federal law enforcement officer or first responder who is killed in the line of duty, but who is subject to an official finding of wrongdoing, shall not be eligible for the medal of sacrifice established under subsection (a).”

To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders, Sec. 2

Subsection (b)(2)(A) is the one bar the section states. An officer or first responder killed in the line of duty who is subject to an official finding of wrongdoing is not eligible. The term is defined later in the same paragraph.

What the document actually says

“A local, State, Tribal, territorial, or Federal law enforcement officer or first responder who is killed in the line of duty, but who is subject to an official finding of wrongdoing, shall not be eligible for the medal of sacrifice established under subsection (a).”

To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

One group is left out. If there is a formal finding that the worker did wrong, no medal is given.

What this is about

This is the only thing that shuts someone out. The next rules say who looks into it. The rule after that says what a finding of wrong doing is.

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