[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 22 (Monday, June 2, 2003)]
[Pages 674-675]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13306--Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award

May 28, 2003

    By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief 
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is 
ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Establishment of the Award. In order to encourage love of 
country, service to the people of the United States, and support for our 
Armed Forces, and in order to recognize the unique and lifelong service 
of Bob Hope to the United States Armed Forces and to the Nation through 
his unwavering patriotism and dedication to maintaining the morale of 
the troops he entertained for nearly six decades, and on the occasion of 
his 100th birthday, there is hereby established the Bob Hope American 
Patriot Award (Award).
    Sec. 2. Granting and Presentation of the Award.
    (a) The Award may be granted by the President, in his sole 
discretion, to any civilian individual who has demonstrated 
extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of the 
United States Armed Forces, in the form of true patriotism. The Award 
may also be granted by the President to an organization that meets the 
same criteria.
    (b) Other than in exceptional circumstances, no more than one Award 
may be granted in any given year.
    (c) The presentation of the Award may take place at any time during 
the year.
    (d) Subject to the provisions of this order, the Award may be 
conferred posthumously.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 May 28, 2003.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:30 a.m., June 2, 2003]

Note: This Executive order was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on May 29, and it

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will be published in the Federal Register on June 3.