Public Law 113–118: To make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation of congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.Public Law118Public Law 113–118128 Stat. 11832014-06-092014-06-09United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-03113publicPUBLIC LAW 113–118—JUNE 9, 2014128 STAT. 1183Public Law113–118113th CongressAn ActTo make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation of congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.
June 9, 2014
[H.R. 4488]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014.
31 USC 5101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014”.SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO AN ACT THAT AUTHORIZES PRESENTATION OF A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND CORETTA SCOTT KING.Section 2 of Public Law 108–368
31 USC 5111 note.
is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking all before “to present” and inserting the following: “(a) Presentation Authorized.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate are authorized”; and(B) by striking “(posthumously)”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(c) Smithsonian Institution.—“(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research.“(2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate so that it may be displayed elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King.”.SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO AN ACT THAT AUTHORIZES PRESENTATION OF A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL COLLECTIVELY TO THE MONTFORD POINT MARINES, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.Section 2 of Public Law 112–59
31 USC 5111 note.
is amended by adding at the end the following:“(c) Smithsonian Institution.—“(1) In general.—Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given 128 STAT. 1184
to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research.“(2) Sense of congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate so that it may be displayed elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Montford Point Marines.”.ApprovedJune 9, 2014.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4488:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):