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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Intermodal Safe Container
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 49.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States
Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

Section 5901 is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
''(1) except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
definitions in sections 10102 and 13102 of this title apply.'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(7) and (8), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph:
''(6) 'gross cargo weight' means the weight of the cargo,
packaging materials (including ice), pallets, and dunnage.''.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

Section 5902 is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 5902. Notifications and certifications
''(a) Prior Notification.--
''(1) In general.--If the first carrier to which any loaded
container or trailer having a projected gross cargo weight of
more than 29,000 pounds is tendered for intermodal
transportation is a motor carrier, the person tendering the
container or trailer shall give the motor carrier a
notification of the projected gross cargo weight and a
reasonable description of the contents of the container or
trailer before the tendering of the container or trailer. The
notification may be transmitted electronically or by telephone.
''(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any person
within the United States who tenders a container or trailer
subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation if the
first carrier is a motor carrier.
''(b) Certification.--
''(1) In general.--A person who tenders a loaded container
or trailer with an actual gross cargo weight of more than
29,000 pounds, to a first carrier for intermodal transportation
shall provide a certification of the contents of the container
or trailer in writing, or electronically, before or when the
container or trailer is so tendered.
''(2) Contents of certification.--The certification
required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
''(A) The actual gross cargo weight.
''(B) A reasonable description of the contents of
the container or trailer.
''(C) The identity of the certifying party.
''(D) The container or trailer number.
''(E) The date of certification or transfer of data
to another document, as provided for in paragraph (3).
''(3) Transfer of certification data.--A carrier who
receives a certification may transfer the information contained
in the certification to another document or to electronic
format for forwarding to a subsequent carrier. The person
transferring the information shall state on the forwarded
document the date on which the data was transferred and the
identity of the party who performed the transfer.
''(4) Shipping documents.--For purposes of this chapter, a
shipping document, prepared by the person tendering a container
or trailer to a first carrier, that contains the information
required by paragraph (2) meets the requirements of paragraph
(1).
''(5) Use of 'freight all kinds' term.--The term 'Freight
All Kinds' or 'FAK' may not be used for the purpose of
certification under this subsection after December 31, 2000, as
a description required under paragraph (2)(B) for a trailer or
container if the weight of any commodity in the trailer or
container equals or exceeds 20 percent of the total weight of
the contents of the trailer or container. This subsection does not
prohibit the use of such term after December 31, 2000, for rating
purposes.
''(6) Separate document marking.--If a separate document is
used to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), it shall be
conspicuously marked 'INTERMODAL CERTIFICATION'.
''(7) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any
person, domestic or foreign, who first tenders a container or
trailer subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation
within the United States.
''(c) Forwarding Certifications to Subsequent Carriers.--
''(1) General rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier, broker,
customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, or terminal
operator shall forward the certification provided under
subsection (b) to a subsequent carrier transporting the
container or trailer in intermodal transportation before or
when the container or trailer is tendered to the subsequent
carrier.
''(2) Presumption of no certification required.--If no
certification is received by the subsequent carrier before or
when the container or trailer is being tendered to it, the
subsequent carrier may presume that no certification is
required.
''(3) Limitation on construction of forwarding.--The act of
forwarding the certification may not be construed as a
verification or affirmation of the accuracy or completeness of
the information in the certification.
''(4) Liability.--
''(A) In general.--If a person inaccurately
transfers the information on the certification or fails
to forward the certification to a subsequent carrier,
then that person is liable to any person who incurs any
bond, fine, penalty, cost (including storage), or
interest charge incurred as a result of the inaccurate
transfer of information or failure to forward the
certification.
''(B) Lien.--A subsequent carrier incurring a bond,
fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or interest
charge as a result of the inaccurate transfer of the
information or the failure to forward the certification
shall have a lien against the contents of the container
or trailer under section 5905 in the amount of the
bond, fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or
interest charge and all court costs and legal fees
incurred by the carrier as a result of such inaccurate
transfer or failure.
''(5) Notice to leased operators.--If a motor carrier knows
that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or
trailer subject to the certification requirements of subsection
(b) would result in a violation of applicable State gross
vehicle weight laws--
''(A) a motor carrier must inform the operator of a
vehicle which is leased by the vehicle operator to a
motor carrier which transports an intermodal container
or trailer of the gross cargo weight of the container
or trailer as certified to the motor carrier pursuant
to subsection (b);
''(B) the notice must be provided to the operator
prior to the operator being tendered the container or
trailer;
''(C) the notice required by this subsection must
be in writing, but may be transmitted electronically;
''(D) the motor carrier shall bear the burden of
proof to establish that it tendered the required notice
to the operator; and
''(E) if the operator of a leased vehicle
transporting a container or trailer subject to this
chapter should receive a fine because of a violation of
a State's gross vehicle weight laws or regulations and
lessee motor carrier cannot establish that it tendered
to the operator the notice required by this section,
the operator shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the motor carrier of the amount of any fine and court
costs resulting from the failure of the motor carrier
to tender the notice to the operator.
''(d) Liability to Owner or Beneficial Owner.--If--
''(1) a person inaccurately transfers information on a
certification required by subsection (b)(1) or fails to forward
a certification to the subsequent carrier;
''(2) as a result of the inaccurate transfer of such
information or a failure to forward a certification, the
subsequent carrier incurs a bond, fine, penalty, or cost
(including storage), or interest charge; and
''(3) a subsequent carrier exercises its rights to a lien
under section 5905,
then that person is liable to the owner or beneficial owner or to any
other person paying the amount of the lien to the subsequent carrier
for the amount of the lien and all costs related to the imposition of
the lien, including court costs and legal fees incurred in connection
with imposition of the lien.
''(e) Nonapplicability.--
''(1) Consolidated shipments.--The notification and
certification requirements of subsections (a) and (b) do not
apply to any intermodal container or trailer containing
consolidated shipments loaded by a motor carrier if that motor
carrier--
''(A) performs the highway portion of the
intermodal movement; or
''(B) assumes the responsibility for any weight-
related fine or penalty incurred by any other motor
carrier that performs a part of the highway
transportation.
''(2) Intermodal transportation of loaded containers.--
''(A) In general.--Subsections (a) and (b) and
section 5903(c) do not apply to a carrier when the
carrier is transferring a loaded container or trailer
to another carrier during intermodal transportation,
unless the carrier is also the person tendering the
loaded container or trailer to the first carrier.
''(B) Special rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier,
broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser,
or terminal operator is deemed not to be a person
tendering a loaded container or trailer to a first
carrier under this section, unless the carrier, agent,
broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser,
or terminal operator assumes legal responsibility for
loading property into the container or trailer.''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITIONS.

(a) Providing Erroneous Information.--Section 5903(a) is amended by
inserting '', to whom section 5902(b) applies,'' after ''A person''.
(b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--Section 5903(b)
is amended to read as follows:
''(b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--
''(1) Presumption.--If no certification is received by a
motor carrier before or when a loaded intermodal container or
trailer is tendered to it, the motor carrier may presume that
the gross cargo weight of the container or trailer is less than
29,001 pounds.
''(2) Copy of certification not required to accompany
container or trailer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this chapter, if a certification is required by section
5902(b), a copy of the certification is not required to
accompany the intermodal container or trailer.''.
(c) Unlawful Coercion.--Section 5903(c)(1) is amended by striking
''10,000 pounds (including packing materials and pallets)'' and
inserting ''29,000 pounds''.

SEC. 6. LIENS.

(a) General Rule.--Section 5905(a) is amended to read as follows:
''(a) General Rule.--If a person involved in the intermodal
transportation of a loaded container or trailer for which a
certification is required by section 5902(b) of this title is required,
because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws or
regulations, to post a bond or pay a fine, penalty, cost (including
storage), or interest charge resulting from--
''(1) erroneous information provided by the certifying
party in the certification to the first carrier in violation of
section 5903(a),
''(2) the failure of the party required to provide the
certification to the first carrier to provide it,
''(3) the failure of a person required under section
5902(c) to forward the certification to forward it, or
''(4) an error occurring in the transfer of information on
the certification to another document under section 5902(b)(3)
or 5902(c),
then the person posting the bond, or paying any fine, penalty, cost
(including storage), or interest charge has a lien against the contents
equal to the amount of the bond, fine, penalty, cost (including
storage), or interest charge incurred, until the person receives a
payment of that amount from the owner or beneficial owner of the
contents or from the person responsible for making or forwarding the
certification or transferring the information from the certification to
another document.''.
(b) Limitations.--Section 5905(b)(1) is amended--
(1) by inserting after ''the first carrier'' the following:
''or the owner or beneficial owner of the contents''; and
(2) by striking ''cost, or interest.'' and inserting ''cost
(including storage), or interest charge. The lien shall remain
in effect until the lien holder has received payment for all
costs and expenses as described in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 7. PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

Section 5906 is amended by striking ''Sections 5904(a)(2) and 5905
of this title do'' and insert ''Section 5905 does''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Section 5907 is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 5907. Effective date
''This chapter, as amended by the Intermodal Safe Container
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996, is effective on the date of the
enactment of such Act. The provisions of this chapter shall be
implemented 180 days after such date of enactment.''.

SEC. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 59 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
''Sec. 5908. Relationship to other laws
''Nothing in this chapter affects--
''(1) chapter 51 (relating to transportation of hazardous
material) or the regulations issued under that chapter; or
''(2) any State highway weight or size law or regulation
applicable to tractor-trailer combinations.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
by striking the item relating to section 5907 and inserting the
following:

''5907. Effective date.
''5908. Relationship to other laws.''.

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 1996.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
[EX A]: Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation.
Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier.
Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. Makes such a person liable to the owner or beneficial owner for any lien filed by a subsequent carrier that incurred a bond, fine, or other penalty as a result of an inaccurate information transfer or a failure to forward a certification.
Requires a motor carrier that knows that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or trailer violates State vehicle weight laws to give notice to the operator of a leased vehicle that transports such items. Requires the motor carrier to reimburse the operator of the leased vehicle that are fined because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws.
Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer.
Prohibits a person from coercing a person transporting a loaded container or trailer having a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing materials and pallets) before the required certification is provided.
Adds to the circumstances giving certain persons a lien against the contents of the container or trailer as a result of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. Includes among such circumstances: (1) failure of the party required to provide certification off gross cargo weight to the first carrier to provide it; (2) failure of the party required to forward such certification to forward it; or (3) error in the transfer of information on the certification to another document.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Orphan Works Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES IN CASES INVOLVING ORPHAN WORKS.

(a) Limitation on Remedies.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works
''(a) Limitation on Remedies.--
''(1) Conditions.--Notwithstanding sections 502 through
505, in an action brought under this title for infringement of
copyright in a work, the remedies for infringement shall be
limited under subsection (b) if the infringer sustains the
burden of proving, and the court finds, that--
''(A) before the infringing use of the work began,
the infringer, a person acting on behalf of the
infringer, or any person jointly and severally liable
with the infringer for the infringement of the work--
''(i) performed and documented a reasonably
diligent search in good faith to locate the
owner of the infringed copyright; but
''(ii) was unable to locate the owner; and
''(B) the infringing use of the work provided
attribution, in a manner reasonable under the
circumstances, to the author and owner of the
copyright, if known with a reasonable degree of
certainty based on information obtained in performing
the reasonably diligent search.
''(2) Definitions; requirements for searches.--
''(A) Owner of infringed copyright.--For purposes
of paragraph (1), the 'owner' of an infringed copyright
in a work is the legal or beneficial owner of, or any
party with authority to grant or license, an exclusive
right under section 106 applicable to the infringement.
''(B) Requirements for reasonably diligent
search.--(i) For purposes of paragraph (1), a search to
locate the owner of an infringed copyright in a work--
''(I) is 'reasonably diligent' only if it
includes steps that are reasonable under the
circumstances to locate that owner in order to
obtain permission for the use of the work; and
''(II) is not 'reasonably diligent' solely
by reference to the lack of identifying
information with respect to the copyright on
the copy or phonorecord of the work.
''(ii) The steps referred to in clause (i)(I) shall
ordinarily include, at a minimum, review of the
information maintained by the Register of Copyrights
under subparagraph (C).
''(iii) A reasonably diligent search includes the
use of reasonably available expert assistance and
reasonably available technology, which may include, if
reasonable under the circumstances, resources for which
a charge or subscription fee is imposed.
''(C) Information to guide searches.--The Register
of Copyrights shall receive, maintain, and make
available to the public, including through the
Internet, information from authoritative sources, such
as industry guidelines, statements of best practices,
and other relevant documents, that is designed to
assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably
diligent search under this subsection. Such information
may include--
''(i) the records of the Copyright Office
that are relevant to identifying and locating
copyright owners;
''(ii) other sources of copyright ownership
information reasonably available to users;
''(iii) methods to identify copyright
ownership information associated with a work;
''(iv) sources of reasonably available
technology tools and reasonably available
expert assistance; and
''(v) best practices for documenting a
reasonably diligent search.
''(b) Limitations on Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in a
case to which subsection (a) applies are the following:
''(1) Monetary relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
an award for monetary relief (including actual damages,
statutory damages, costs, and attorney's fees) may not
be made, other than an order requiring the infringer to
pay reasonable compensation for the use of the
infringed work.
''(B) Exceptions.--(i) An order requiring the
infringer to pay reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work may not be made under subparagraph
(A) if--
''(I) the infringement is performed without
any purpose of direct or indirect commercial
advantage and primarily for a charitable,
religious, scholarly, or educational purpose,
and
''(II) the infringer ceases the
infringement expeditiously after receiving
notice of the claim for infringement,
unless the copyright owner proves, and the court finds,
that the infringer has earned proceeds directly
attributable to the infringement.
''(ii) If the infringer fails to negotiate in good
faith with the owner of the infringed work regarding
the amount of reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work, the court may award full costs,
including a reasonable attorney's fee, against the
infringer under section 505, subject to section 412.
''(2) Injunctive relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
the court may impose injunctive relief to prevent or
restrain the infringing use, except that, if the
infringer has met the requirements of subsection (a),
the relief shall, to the extent practicable, account
for any harm that the relief would cause the infringer
due to its reliance on having performed a reasonably
diligent search under subsection (a).
''(B) Special rule for new works.--In a case in
which the infringer recasts, transforms, adapts, or
integrates the infringed work with the infringer's
original expression in a new work of authorship, the
court may not, in granting injunctive relief, restrain
the infringer's continued preparation or use of that
new work, if the infringer--
''(i) pays reasonable compensation to the
owner of the infringed copyright for the use of
the infringed work; and
''(ii) provides attribution to the owner of
the infringed copyright in a manner that the
court determines is reasonable under the
circumstances.
''(C) Treatment of parties not subject to suit.--
The limitations on remedies under this paragraph shall
not be available to an infringer that asserts in an
action under section 501(b) that neither it nor its
representative acting in an official capacity is
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504,
unless the court finds that such infringer has--
''(i) complied with the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section;
''(ii) made a good faith offer of
compensation that was rejected by the copyright
owner; and
''(iii) affirmed in writing its willingness
to pay such compensation to the copyright owner
upon the determination by the court that such
compensation was reasonable under paragraph (3)
of this subsection.
''(D) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to authorize or require, and no action
taken pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be deemed to
constitute, an award of damages by the court against
the infringer.
''(E) Rights and privileges not waived.--No action
taken by an infringer pursuant to subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to waive any right or privilege that,
as a matter of law, protects such infringer from being
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504.
''(3) Reasonable compensation.--In establishing reasonable
compensation under paragraph (1) or (2), the owner of the
infringed copyright has the burden of establishing the amount
on which a reasonable willing buyer and a reasonable willing
seller in the positions of the owner and the infringer would
have agreed with respect to the infringing use of the work
immediately before the infringement began.
''(c) Preservation of Other Rights, Limitations, and Defense.--This
section does not affect any right, limitation, or defense to copyright
infringement, including fair use, under this title. If another
provision of this title provides for a statutory license when the
copyright owner cannot be located, that provision applies in lieu of
this section.
''(d) Copyright for Derivative Works.--Notwithstanding section
103(a), the infringing use of a work in accordance with this section
shall not limit or affect the copyright protection for a work that uses
the infringed work.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

''514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply only to infringing uses that commence on or after June 1, 2008.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AMENDMENTS.

The Register of Copyrights shall, not later than December 12, 2014,
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the
implementation and effects of the amendments made by section 2,
including any recommendations for legislative changes that the Register
considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. INQUIRY ON REMEDIES FOR SMALL COPYRIGHT CLAIMS.

(a) In General.--The Register of Copyrights shall conduct an
inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims
seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of
alternatives to disputes currently heard in the United States district
courts. The inquiry shall cover infringement claims to which section
514 of title 17, United States Code (as added by section 2 of this
Act), apply, and other infringement claims under title 17, United
States Code.
(b) Procedures.--The Register of Copyrights shall publish notice of
the inquiry under subsection (a), providing a period during which
interested persons may submit comments on the inquiry, and an
opportunity for interested persons to participate in public roundtables
on the inquiry. The Register shall hold the public roundtables at such
times as the Register considers appropriate.
(c) Report to Congress.--The Register of Copyrights shall, not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, prepare
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a
report on the inquiry conducted under this section, including such
recommendations that the Register considers appropriate.
[EX A]: Orphan Works Act of 2006 - Limits the remedies available in a copyright infringement action if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; and (2) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the author and owner of the copyright, if known.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to make information available from authoritative sources to assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably diligent search.

Permits an award of reasonable compensation for the use of the infringed work, except if: (1) the infringement is performed without any commercial advantage and for primarily a charitable, religious, scholarly, or educational purpose; and (2) the infringer ceases the infringement expeditiously after receiving notice of the claim for infringement.

Allows the court to impose injunctive relief to prevent or restrain the infringing use, but such relief shall account for harm caused to the infringer due to reliance on having performed a reasonably diligent search. Prohibits the court from imposing injunctive relief that restrains the continued preparation or use of a new work that recasts, transforms, adapts, or integrates the infringed work with the infringer's original expression in a new work of authorship if the infringer pays reasonable compensation and provides attribution to the copyright owner.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to conduct an inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of alternatives to disputes currently heard in the U.S. district courts.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) March 7, 2015, will mark 50 years since the brave Foot
Soldiers of the Voting Rights Movement first attempted to march
from Selma to Montgomery on ''Bloody Sunday'' in protest
against the denial of their right to vote, and were brutally
assaulted by Alabama state troopers.
(2) Beginning in 1964, members of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee attempted to register African-Americans
to vote throughout the state of Alabama.
(3) These efforts were designed to ensure that every
American citizen would be able to exercise their constitutional
right to vote and have their voices heard.
(4) By December of 1964, many of these efforts remained
unsuccessful. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., working with leaders
from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, began to organize
protests throughout Alabama.
(5) On March 7, 1965, over 500 voting rights marchers known
as ''Foot Soldiers'' gathered on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in
Selma, Alabama in peaceful protest of the denial of their most
sacred and constitutionally protected right--the right to vote.
(6) Led by John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee and Rev. Hosea Williams of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, these Foot Soldiers began the
march towards the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
(7) As the Foot Soldiers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge,
they were confronted by a wall of Alabama state troopers who
brutally attacked and beat them.
(8) Americans across the country witnessed this tragic turn
of events as news stations broadcasted the brutality on a day
that would be later known as ''Bloody Sunday.''
(9) Two days later on Tuesday, March 9, 1965, nearly 2,500
Foot Soldiers led by Dr. Martin Luther King risked their lives
once more and attempted a second peaceful march starting at the
Edmund Pettus Bridge. This second attempted march was later
known as ''Turnaround Tuesday.''
(10) Fearing for the safety of these Foot Soldiers who
received no protection from federal or state authorities during
this second march, Dr. King led the marchers to the base of the
Edmund Pettus Bridge and stopped. Dr. King kneeled and offered
a prayer of solidarity and walked back to the church.
(11) President Lyndon B. Johnson, inspired by the bravery
and determination of these Foot Soldiers and the atrocities
they endured, announced his plan for a voting rights bill aimed
at securing the precious right to vote for all citizens during
an address to Congress on March 15, 1965.
(12) On March 17, 1965, one week after ''Turnaround
Tuesday'', U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson ruled the Foot
Soldiers had a First Amendment right to petition the government
through peaceful protest, and ordered federal agents to provide
full protection to the Foot Soldiers during the Selma to
Montgomery Voting Rights March.
(13) Judge Johnson's decision overturned Alabama Governor
George Wallace's prohibition on the protest due to public
safety concerns.
(14) On March 21, 1965, under the court order, the U.S.
Army, the federalized Alabama National Guard, and countless
federal agents and marshals escorted nearly 8,000 Foot Soldiers
from the start of their heroic journey in Selma, Alabama to
their safe arrival on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol
Building on March 25, 1965.
(15) The extraordinary bravery and sacrifice these Foot
Soldiers displayed in pursuit of a peaceful march from Selma to
Montgomery brought national attention to the struggle for equal
voting rights, and served as the catalyst for Congress to pass
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which President Johnson signed
into law on August 6, 1965.
(16) To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting
Rights Movement and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of
1965, it is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian
honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2015, to the Foot
Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday
or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March during
March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights
Act of 1965.

SEC. 2. 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 presentation, on behalf of Congress,
of a gold medal of appropriate design to the Foot Soldiers who
participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma
to Montgomery Voting Rights March during March of 1965, which served as
a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
(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.
(c) Award of Medal.--Following the award of the gold medal
described in subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Selma
Interpretative Center in Selma, Alabama, 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 pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.

(a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to 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 Senate February 26, 2015.

Attest:

Secretary.
114th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 527

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AN ACT

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who
participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma
to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a
catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
[EX A]:
. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March during March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Sec. 4) The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals.