Except for special individuals praised and commended by the president, for praise and commendation, after detailed investigation, the central or local authority shall prepare an outstanding contribution table to describe the outstanding contribution and submit the outstanding contribution table attached with comment and affixed with seal to the following competent authorities for preliminary review, along with documentary evidence according to the identity of the praised person:(1) Citizen and civil servant elected by the people: Ministry of the Interior(2) Public servants: Ministry Of Civil Service and Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan.(3) Soldier: Ministry of National Defense(4) School personnel and educational and cultural personnel: Ministry of Education(5) Overseas compatriots: Overseas Community Affairs Council.(6) Foreigner: Ministry of Foreign Affairs(7) Cultural personnel: Ministry of Culture.The aforementioned outstanding contribution table shall be directly prepared and submitted by the competent authorities.For the praise and commendation of a legal person or organization, after detailed investigation, the local municipal or county (city) government shall prepare and submit the outstanding contribution table attached with comment and affixed with seal to the relevant competent authorities for preliminary review, along with documentary evidence according to the status of the applicant.The format for the outstanding contribution table is provided in the appendix.Praise and Commendation Outstanding Contribution Table.odt