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Calendar No. 465

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1283

[Report No. 105–245]

To award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls

LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark,

Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the ‘‘Little Rock Nine’’

on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the integration of the Central

High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 9, 1997

Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.

AKAKA, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. ROBB, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. CONRAD, Mr.

MOYNIHAN, Mr. BRYAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr.

DASCHLE, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. FORD, Mr. INOUYE, Mr.

KERREY, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. CLELAND, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. REED, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr.

DODD, Mr. GLENN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr.

HOLLINGS, Mr. REID, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. WARNER, Mr.

SPECTER, and Mr. SARBANES) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and

Urban Affairs

JULY 10, 1998

Reported by Mr. D’AMATO, with an amendment

[Insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown Trickey,
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Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence

Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed

Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson

Thomas, commonly referred collectively as the ‘‘Little

Rock Nine’’ on the occasion of the 40th anniversary

of the integration of the Central High School in Little

Rock, Arkansas.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

4 The Congress hereby finds the following:

5 (1) Jean Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls La6 Nier, Melba Patillo Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria

7 Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest

8 Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas,

9 hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Little

10 Rock Nine’’, voluntarily subjected themselves to the

11 bitter stinging pains of racial bigotry.

12 (2) The Little Rock Nine are civil rights pio13 neers whose selfless acts considerably advanced the

14 civil rights debate in this country.

15 (3) The Little Rock Nine risked their lives to

16 integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ar17 kansas, and subsequently the Nation.

18 (4) The Little Rock Nine sacrificed their inno19 cence to protect the American principle that we are

20 all ‘‘one nation, under God, indivisible’’.
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1 (5) The Little Rock Nine have indelibly left

2 their mark on the history of this Nation.

3 (6) The Little Rock Nine have continued to

4 work toward equality for all Americans.

5 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.

6 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

7 authorized to present, on behalf of Congress, to Jean

8 Brown Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo

9 Beals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma

10 Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, and

11 Jefferson Thomas, commonly referred to the ‘‘Little Rock

12 Nine’’, gold medals of appropriate design, in recognition

13 of the selfless heroism such individuals exhibited and the

14 pain they suffered in the cause of civil rights by integrat15 ing Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

16 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the

17 presentation referred to in subsection (a) the Secretary of

18 the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em19 blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the

20 Secretary for each recipient.

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Effective

22 October 1, 1997, there are authorized to be appropriated

23 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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1 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

2 (a) STRIKING AND SALE.—The Secretary of the

3 Treasury may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the

4 gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 under such regu5 lations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient

6 to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies,

7 use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of

8 the gold medal.

9 (b) REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROPRIATION.—The ap10 propriation used to carry out section 2 shall be reimbursed

11 out of the proceeds of sales under subsection (a).

12 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

13 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national

14 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United

15 States Code.

16 SEC. 5. COMMEMORATIVE COINS.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(7)(D) of the United

18 States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–

19 329, 110 Stat. 4009) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(D) MINTING AND ISSUANCE OF COINS.—

21 The Secretary—

22 ‘‘(i) may not mint coins under this

23 paragraph after July 1, 1998; and

24 ‘‘(ii) may not issue coins minted under

25 this paragraph after December 31, 1998.’’.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this

2 section shall be construed to have the same effective date

3 as section 101 of the United States Commemorative Coin

4 Act of 1996.

Calendar No. 465

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1283

[Report No. 105–245]

A BILL

To award congressional gold medals to Jean Brown

Rock, Arkansas.gration of the Central High School in Littlethe occasion of the 40th anniversary of the intereferred collectively as the ‘‘Little Rock Nine’’ onbeth Eckford, and Jefferson Thomas, commonlyThelma Mothershed Wair, Ernest Green, ElizaBeals, Terrence Roberts, Gloria Ray Karlmark,Trickey, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillo

JULY 10, 1998

Reported with an amendment