[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 54 Engrossed in House (EH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 54
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AN ACT
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.--Beginning on the date of the
enactment of the Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of
2005, the Secretary of the Treasury may strike not more than 2
congressional gold medals for presentation pursuant to an Act
of the Congress in any calendar year.
``(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)''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 2005.
Attest:
Clerk.
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 54
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards
for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.