[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 288 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 288

 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

                            January 12, 2007

   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. REQUIRED GOLD CONTENT FOR MEDAL OF HONOR.

    (a) Army.--
            (1) Gold content.--Section 3741 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The President'' and inserting 
                ``(a) Award.--The President''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Gold Content.--The metal content of the medal of honor shall 
be 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.''.
            (2) Exception for duplicate medal.--Section 3754 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Section 3741(b) of this title shall not apply to 
        the issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under this 
        section.''.
    (b) Navy.--
            (1) Gold content.--Section 6241 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The President'' and inserting 
                ``(a) Award.--The President''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Gold Content.--The metal content of the medal of honor shall 
be 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.''.
            (2) Exception for duplicate medal.--Section 6256 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Section 6241(b) of this title shall not apply to 
        the issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under this 
        section.''.
    (c) Air Force.--
            (1) Gold content.--Section 8741 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The President'' and inserting 
                ``(a) Award.--The President''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Gold Content.--The metal content of the medal of honor shall 
be 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.''.
            (2) Exception for duplicate medal.--Section 8754 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Section 8741(b) of this title shall not apply to 
        the issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under this 
        section.''.
    (d) Coast Guard.--
            (1) Gold content.--Section 491 of title 14, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The President'' and inserting 
                ``(a) Award.--The President''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Gold Content.--The metal content of the medal of honor shall 
be 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.''.
            (2) Exception for duplicate medal.--Section 504 of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Section 491(b) of this title shall not apply to the 
        issuance of a duplicate medal of honor under this section.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with 
respect to any award of the Medal of Honor on or after that date.
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