[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 54 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 54

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards 
         for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2005

  Mr. Castle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards 
         for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. REASONABLE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.

    Section 5111 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Congressional Gold Medal Standards.--
            ``(1) Maximum number.--During any calendar year beginning 
        after December 31, 2005, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
        strike not more than 2 congressional gold medals for 
        presentation pursuant to an Act of the Congress.
            ``(2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may strike 
        congressional gold medals only in accordance with the following 
        requirements:
                    ``(A) Recipients.--Only an individual may be a 
                recipient of a congressional gold medal.
                    ``(B) Timing.--No gold medal may be presented 
                posthumously on behalf of any individual except during 
                the 20-year period beginning 5 years after the death of 
                the individual (unless the Act of Congress authorizing 
                the striking of such medal was enacted before the death 
                of such individual)''.
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