113 HR 4488 : Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4488 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2014ReceivedAN ACT To make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation of congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014.

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 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..

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 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 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..

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.