[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1221.203]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1221_THE NASA SEAL AND OTHER DEVICES, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL 
 
          Subpart 1221.2_The Congressional Space Medal of Honor
 
Sec.  1221.203  Nominations.

    (a) Formal nominations for award of the Congressional Space Medal of 
Honor on behalf of NASA will be made by the Administrator to the 
President.
    (b) Any person may recommend to the Administrator that an astronaut 
be nominated for award of the Medal. Such a recommendation must be in 
writing, and must describe in concise detail the events believed to 
warrant award of the Medal. The recommendation should, if appropriate, 
be accompanied by supporting documentation,

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such as eyewitness statements, extracts from official records, sketches, 
photographs, etc.
    (c) All recommendations for nominations submitted to the 
Administrator or made on his own initiative will be referred to the NASA 
Incentive Awards Board for the purpose of investigating and making 
findings of fact and giving advice to the Administrator.
    (d) Any recommendation involving an astronaut who is a member of the 
armed services on active duty or who is employed by another agency of 
the Federal Government but temporarily assigned or detailed to NASA 
shall also be transmitted to the Secretary of Defense or the head of the 
employing agency, as appropriate, for his or her recommendation.
    (e) The Administrator will forward to the President his 
recommendation, and that of the astronaut's employing agency, as 
appropriate.