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[H.R. 1821 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1821

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
To award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Dorothy Height in recognition 
                of her many contributions to the Nation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was born March 24, 1912, to James 
    Edward Height and Fannie (Borroughs) Height in Richmond, Virginia, 
    and raised in Rankin, Pennsylvania.
        (2) Dr. Height is recognized as one of the preeminent social 
    and civil rights activists of her time, particularly in the 
    struggle for equality, social justice, and human rights for all 
    peoples.
        (3) Beginning as a civil rights advocate in the 1930s, she soon 
    gained prominence through her tireless efforts to promote 
    interracial schooling, to register and educate voters, and to 
    increase the visibility and status of women in our society.
        (4) She has labored to provide hope for inner-city children and 
    their families, and she can claim responsibility for many of the 
    advances made by women and African-Americans over the course of 
    this century.
        (5) Her public career spans over 65 years.
        (6) Dr. Height was a valued consultant on human and civil 
    rights issues to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and she encouraged 
    President Eisenhower to desegregate the Nation's schools and 
    President Johnson to appoint African-American women to sub-Cabinet 
    posts.
        (7) Dr. Height has been President of the National Council of 
    Negro Women (NCNW) since 1957, a position to which she was 
    appointed upon the retirement of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, one of 
    the most influential African-American women in United States 
    history.
        (8) The National Council of Negro Women is currently the 
    umbrella organization for 250 local groups and 38 national groups 
    engaged in economic development and women's issues.
        (9) Under Dr. Height's leadership, the National Council of 
    Negro Women implemented a number of new and innovative programs and 
    initiatives, including the following:
            (A) Operation Woman Power, a project to expand business 
        ownership by women and to provide funds for vocational 
        training.
            (B) Leadership training for African-American women in the 
        rural South.
            (C) The Black Family Reunion, a nationwide annual gathering 
        to encourage, renew and celebrate the concept of not only the 
        Black family but all families.
            (D) The Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement 
        to empower minority women in nontraditional careers.
            (E) The Bethune Museum and Archives, a museum devoted to 
        African-American women's history.
        (10) Dr. Height has been at the forefront of AIDS education, 
    both nationally and internationally; under her direction, the 
    National Council of Negro Women established offices in West Africa 
    and South Africa and worked to improve the conditions of women in 
    the developing world.
        (11) Dr. Height has been central in the success of 2 other 
    influential women's organizations, as follows:
            (A) As president and executive board member of Delta Sigma 
        Theta, Dr. Height left the sorority more efficient and globally 
        focused with a centralized headquarters.
            (B) Her work with the Young Women's Christian Association 
        (YWCA) led to its integration and more active participation in 
        the civil rights movement.
        (12) As a member of the ``Big Six'' civil rights leaders with 
    Whitney Young, A. Phillip Randolph, Martin Luther King, Jr., James 
    Farmer, and Roy Wilkins, Dr. Height was the only female at the 
    table when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others made 
    plans for the civil rights movement.
        (13) Dr. Height is the recipient of many awards and accolades 
    for her efforts on behalf of women's rights, including the 
    following:
            (A) The Spingarn Award, the NAACP's highest honor for civil 
        rights contributions.
            (B) The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President 
        Clinton.
            (C) The John F. Kennedy Memorial Award from the National 
        Council of Jewish Women.
            (D) The Ministerial Interfaith Association Award for her 
        contributions to interfaith, interracial, and ecumenical 
        movements for over 30 years.
            (E) The Lovejoy Award, the highest recognition by the Grand 
        Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the 
        World for outstanding contributions to human relations.
            (F) The Ladies Home Journal Woman of the Year Award in 
        recognition for her work for human rights.
            (G) The William L. Dawson Award presented by the 
        Congressional Black Caucus for decades of public service to 
        people of color and particularly women.
            (H) The Citizens Medal Award for distinguished service 
        presented by President Reagan.
            (I) The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom Medal awarded by 
        the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
        (14) Dr. Dorothy Height has established a lasting legacy of 
    public service that has been an invaluable contribution to the 
    progress of this Nation.

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 the 
Congress, to Dr. Dorothy Irene Height a gold medal of appropriate 
design in recognition of her many contributions to the Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
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.

    Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals 
struck under section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the 
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby 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 medal 
authorized under section 2.
    (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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.