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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 573
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress
to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. WATTS of Okla-
homa, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HORN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr.
POMEROY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. FATTAH,
Mr. DIXON, Mrs. MALONEY
of New York, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FORD, Mr. WEYGAND,
Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. VISCLOSKY,
Mr. NEAL
of Massachusetts, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Ms. LEE, Mr.
CUMMINGS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SPRATT,
Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. RUSH, Ms.
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CONYERS, Ms.
PELOSI, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. STARK, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr.
BALDACCI, Mr. REYES, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. WATERS,
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs.
JONES of Ohio, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Ms. CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HILL of Indiana,
Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HASTINGS
of Florida, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr.
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. OWENS,
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. OLVER, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
ENGEL, Mr. VENTO, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr.
CLYBURN, Mr. SKELTON, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, and Mr. SNYDER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf
dured threats of death and persisted as an advocate
for the simple, basic lessons she taught the Nation
and from which the Nation has benefited immeas-
urably.
(11) Rosa Parks has become a living icon for
freedom in America.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to award to Rosa Parks, on behalf of the Con-
gress, a gold medal of appropriate design honoring Rosa
Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and
inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe,
and at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof, includ-
ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead
expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. STATUS AS NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING.
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000
to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be
deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
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