the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen re-
sponsible for the bombing was charged and convicted 
of the crime. 
(7) The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of 
so many who have lost their lives for the cause of 
freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and 
James Johnny Robinson who were children also 
killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing. 
(8) The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left 
will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for gen-
erations to come. 
(9) Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real 
and lasting change as Congress began to aggres-
sively pass legislation that ensured equality. 
(10) Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a 
powerful symbol of the movement for civil and 
human rights and will host the 50th anniversary 
ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013. 
(11) It is befitting that Congress bestow the 
highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold 
Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae 
Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cyn-
thia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th 
commemoration of the historical significance of the 
bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to commemorate the lives of 
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and 
Cynthia Wesley. 
(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 ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) AWARD OF MEDAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be 
given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Bir-
mingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or 
temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, as appropriate. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, 
and amounts received from the sale of such duplicates
shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enter-
prise Fund. 
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2013. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 360 
AN ACT 
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold 
Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, 
Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to com-
memorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the 
bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, 
where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice 
served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Move-
ment.