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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4243 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.4243

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four

                                 An Act

 
 To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold 
Medal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American 
    woman elected to Congress where she served until 1982.
        (2) Shirley Chisholm inspired and led the march of political 
    achievement by African Americans and women in the 3 decades since 
    she ran for the Presidency of the United States.
        (3) Her election to Congress and her candidacy for the 
    Presidency raised the profile and aspirations of all African 
    Americans and women in the field of politics.
        (4) Shirley Chisholm was recognized for her activism, 
    independence, and groundbreaking achievements in politics during 
    and after the civil rights era.
        (5) Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 
    November 30, 1924, attended Brooklyn College, and earned a master's 
    degree from Columbia University.
        (6) Shirley Chisholm worked in education and social services 
    before being elected to the New York State Assembly in 1964.
        (7) Shirley Chisholm established the Unity Democratic Club in 
    1960, which played a significant role in rallying Black and 
    Hispanic voters in New York City.
        (8) In 1969, Shirley Chisholm began her service in the 91st 
    Congress, representing New York's 12th Congressional District in 
    the House of Representatives.
        (9) During her service in the House of Representatives, Shirley 
    Chisholm promoted the employment of women in Congress and was vocal 
    in her support of civil rights, women's rights, and the poor, while 
    fervently opposing the Vietnam War.
        (10) In 1972, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American 
    to seek the nomination of a major party for President of the United 
    States.
        (11) A historic figure in American political history, Shirley 
    Chisholm died at the age of 80 in Ormond Beach, Florida, on New 
    Year's Day 2005.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make 
appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of 
the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of 
Shirley Chisholm.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred 
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in 
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable 
emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. 
The design shall bear an image of, and an inscription of the name of, 
Shirley Chisholm.
    (c) Smithsonian Institution.--
        (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal referred to 
    in subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian 
    Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made 
    available for research.
        (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
    Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under 
    paragraph (1) for display elsewhere, particularly at other 
    locations and events associated with Shirley Chisholm.
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medal struck pursuant to section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the 
costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of 
machinery, and overhead expenses.
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.
    (a) National Medals.--Medals struck under this Act are national 
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
    (a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be 
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such 
amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck 
under this Act.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate 
bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the 
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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