,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cahf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjac,mr4 ,kind 7for himself and ,mr4   
,bachus7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to  
,hank ,aaron1 in recognition of his     
contributions to the national pastime of
 baseball and his perseverance in       
overcoming discrimination and adversity 
to become a role model for all          
,americans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,hank ,aaron       
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,the ,congress finds as       
follows3 7#a7 ,henry ,louis ,hank ,aaron
 was born in ,mobile1 ,alabama1 on      
,february #e1 #aicd1 to ,herbert and    
,estella ,aaron4  7#b7 ,one of          
baseball's greatest players1 ,hank      
,aaron broke many of the sport's most   
distinguished records including the     
career home run record1 which he held   

for over #cc years4  7#c7 ,hank ,aaron  
began his baseball career while still in
 high school1 playing                   
semi-professionally for the ,mobile     
,black ,bears4 ,he continued on to the  
,indianapolis ,clowns whom he helped    
lead to victory in the ,negro ,league   
,world ,series4  7#d7 ,hank ,aaron      
rocketed through the ,minor ,leagues1   
being named the ,northern ,league       
,rookie of the ,year playing for the    
,eau ,claire ,bears in #aieb and ,,mvp  
of the ,south ,atlantic ,league playing 
for the ,jacksonville ,tars in #aiec4   
7#e7 ,in #aied ,hank ,aaron started his 
#bc-year career in ,major ,league       
,baseball playing for the ,milwaukee    
,braves4 ,he played with the ,braves for
 #ba years1 following them to ,atlanta  
when they moved in #aiff4 ,in his final 
two years in the ,major ,league1 he     
played for the ,milwaukee ,brewers4     
7#f7 ,to this day1 ,hank ,aaron holds   
several ,major ,league records1         
including most career ,r,b,is 7#b1big71 

most career extra base hits 7#a1dgg71   
most career total bases 7#f1hef71 and   
most consecutive seasons with #aej or   
more hits 7#ag74  7#g7 ,on ,april #h1   
#aigd1 ,hank ,aaron broke ,babe ,ruth's 
career home run record4 ,at the end of  
his career1 ,hank ,aaron had #gee home  
runs1 a record that was not beaten until
 #bjjg by ,barry ,bonds4  7#h7 ,hank    
,aaron made the ,all ,star ,team for #ba
 consecutive years1 from #aiee to #aige4
  7#i7 ,hank ,aaron has received        
numerous awards for his prowess in      
,major ,league baseball1 including #c   
,golden ,gloves1 #b ,national ,league   
batting titles1 #d ,national ,league    
home run champion titles1 and the ,major
 ,league ,lou ,gehrig ,memorial ,award4 
,he was also named ,national ,league    
,,mvp in #aieg4  7#aj7 ,hank ,aaron has 
been recognized for his success by many 
people and institutions4 ,he was        
inducted into the ,baseball ,hall of    
,fame in #aihb1 received a ,presidential
 ,citizens ,medal from ,president ,bill 

,clinton1 and a ,presidential ,medal of 
,freedom from ,president ,george ,w4    
,bush4 ,he was awarded the ,spingarn    
,medal from the ,,naacp 7'#gf7 for      
outstanding achievement by an           
,african-,american4  7#aa7 ,a great     
sportsman who constantly pushed the     
limits of the game1 as well as the      
cultural limits of the time1 ,hank      
,aaron is a true ,american role model   
and will inspire ,americans for         
generations to come4  #c4 ,congressional
 gold medal  7a7 ,presentation          
authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,president  
pro tempore of the ,senate shall make   
appropriate arrangements for the        
presentation1 on behalf of the          
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design to ,hank ,aaron1 in  
recognition of his contributions to the 
national pastime of baseball and his    
perseverance in overcoming              
discrimination and adversity to become a
 role model for all ,americans4  7b7    

,design and striking ,for purposes of   
the presentation referred to in         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
strike a gold medal with suitable       
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  
be determined by the ,secretary4  #d4   
,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may   
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of 
the gold medal struck pursuant to       
section #c under such regulations as the
 ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price   
sufficient to cover the cost thereof1   
including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of
 machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and  
the cost of the gold medal4  #e4 ,status
 of medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the   
medals struck pursuant to this ,act are 
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 all medals struck under  
this ,act shall be considered to be     

numismatic items4  #f4 ,authority to use
 fund amounts2 proceeds of sale  7a7    
,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there  
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund1 such amounts as may  
be necessary to pay for the costs of the
 medals struck pursuant to this ,act4   
7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
 authorized under section #d shall be   
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4