[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2055 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2055

 To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use 
          of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2005

   Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use 
          of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor.

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

SECTION 1. GOLD CONTENT FOR MEDAL OF HONOR.

    (a) Requirement for Gold Content.--Sections 3741, 6241, and 8741 of 
title 10, United States Code, and section 491 of title 14, United 
States Code, are each amended by inserting after ``appropriate 
design,'' the following: ``the metal content of which is 90 percent 
gold and 10 percent alloy and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any Medal of Honor awarded after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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