H.R. 4488 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4488 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2014 Mr. Lewis (for himself and Ms. Brown of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL 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. .