1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Civilian Medals Improvement Act . 2. The National Medal of Science Award The Act entitled An Act to establish a National Medal of Science to provide recognition for individuals who make outstanding contributions in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral, and social sciences. , approved August 25, 1959 ( 42 U.S.C. 1881 ), is amended— (1) in the title, by striking engineering, behavioral, and social and inserting and engineering sciences ; and (2) by amending section 2 to read as follows: 2. Award of the National Medal of Science (a) Recommendations The President shall award the National Medal of Science to an individual or a group who in the judgment of the President is deserving of special recognition by reason of outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences on the basis of— (1) information and evidence the President determines appropriate; and (2) recommendations received from— (A) the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science (or a successor of such committee); (B) the Director of the National Science Foundation; (C) the President of the National Academy of Sciences; (D) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (E) the Director of the National Institutes of Health. (b) Number; annual requirement Annually, the President shall award at least 1 medal, and the President may not award more than 5 medals in any calendar year. (c) Citizenship (1) Citizenship of an individual An individual may be awarded the medal only if at the time the award is made such individual— (A) is a citizen or other national of the United States; or (B) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residency who— (i) has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by section 334 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1445 )