[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1667]
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       PROVIDING FOR THE DISPLAY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the consideration of S. 2147, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2147) to amend Public Law 112-59 to provide for 
     the display of the congressional gold medal awarded to the 
     Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps, by the 
     Smithsonian Institution and at other appropriate locations.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be read 
three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2147) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2147

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

     SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL BY THE 
                   SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

       Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to grant the 
     congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines'', 
     approved November 23, 2011 (31 U.S.C. 5111 note), 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 will be displayed as 
     appropriate and made available for research.
       ``(2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal 
     received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, 
     particularly at other appropriate locations associated with 
     the Montford Point Marines, United States Marine Corps.''.

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