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On the recordDecember 11, 1961
The Board shall be guided in the performance of its functions by the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 304 of the Government Employees' Incentive Awards Act, and by any additional criteria established by the Board.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 10979—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10717, Establishing the President's Award for Distinguished...

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