ment, research, and education for patients and fami-
lies affected by Parkinson’s disease and other move-
ment disorders, regardless of their ability to pay. 
(17) Muhammad Ali was an inspiration to 
countless individuals with Parkinson’s disease, in-
cluding members of the Rock Steady Boxing Foun-
dation in Indianapolis, Indiana, which was founded 
to give people with Parkinson’s disease hope by im-
proving their quality of life using boxing for fitness. 
(18) Muhammad Ali was one of the founding 
members of Athletes for Hope, an organization cre-
ated by a few very successful athletes of exemplary 
character who have a deep commitment to charitable 
and community causes. 
(19) Muhammad Ali also established the Mu-
hammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, 
Kentucky, which promotes respect, hope, and under-
standing, and inspires people everywhere to be as 
great as they can be. A visitor of the Muhammad Ali 
Center experiences the ‘‘hows’’ of Ali’s life: How he 
found the courage, the dedication, and the discipline 
to become a world champion; how he found the con-
viction to stand up for what he believed; and how he 
turned his passion for excellence in the ring to a 
passion for peace on the world stage. 
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(20) Like Muhammad Ali himself, the Muham-
mad Ali Center focuses on what brings individuals 
together, not what sets them apart, and is a ‘‘global 
gathering place’’ to which people can come, both on-
line and in person, to learn, share, and celebrate our 
commonalities as human beings and to formulate 
ways of advancing humanity. 
(21) Muhammad Ali helped to provide more 
than 22,000,000 aid packets to assist people in 
need, and until the last years of his life, he traveled, 
on average, more than 200 days per year for human-
itarian causes. 
(22) Muhammad Ali, known simply as ‘‘the 
greatest,’’ transcended the glamour and glory of 
being a sports champion to become not only one of 
the greatest sports figures, but one of the greatest 
role models of our time. 
(23) On June 3, 2016, Muhammad Ali died at 
the age of 74. 
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 
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medal of appropriate design, to Muhammad Ali, in rec-
ognition of his contributions to the Nation. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) TRANSFER OF MEDAL AFTER PRESENTATION.— 
Following the presentation of the gold medal in honor of 
Muhammad Ali under subsection (a), the gold medal shall 
be given to his wife, Lonnie Ali. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost of the bronze medals 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses) and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck under this Act are national medals 
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
Æ 
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