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,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjad ,mr4 
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,mess]1 & ,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se      
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d 
a ,congressional gold m$al to ,maya     
,angel\ 9 recognition ( h] a*ievem5ts & 
contributions to ,am]ican culture & !   
civil rights movem5t4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,maya ,angel\ 
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t3  7#a7 ,dr4  
,maya ,angel\1 born ,m>gu]ite ,ann      
,johnson 9 ,/4 ,l\is1 ,miss\ri1 on      
,april #d1 #aibh1 & rais$ 9 ,arkansas1 0
 a prom95t & celebrat$ au?or1 poet1     
educator1 produc]1 actress1 filmmak]1 & 

civil rights activi/4  7#b7 ,dr4 ,maya  
,angel\ publi%$ a myriad ( lit]>y works 
en%r9+ 9 hi/ory h] /ori$ life z an icon 
( ! civil rights movem5t4  7#c7 ,hail$ =
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age1 ,dr4 ,angel\ t\r$ ,europe ) a      
production ( ! ,g]%w9 op]a ,porgy ,&    
,bess 9 #aiee & releas$ h] fir/ album 9 
#aieg4  7#d7 ,committ$ to fur!r+ ! "w ( 
,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\
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,lead]%ip ,conf]5ce dur+ ! ,civil       
,rights ,movem5t4  7#e7 ,9 #aifi1 ,dr4  
,maya ,angel\ p5n$ ! autobiography1 ,i  
,"k ,:y ! ,cag$ ,bird ,s+s1 :i*         
catapult$ h] to int]national acclaim =  
its vivid & hone/ depiction ( ! exp]i5ce
 ( black wom5 9 ! ,jim ,cr[ era4  7#f7  
,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ wrote ! scre5play &  
compos$ ! score = ! #aigb film ,georgia1
 ,georgia2 h] script1 ! fir/ by an      
,african-,am]ican woman to be film$1 0  
nom9at$ = a ,pulitz] ,prize4  7#g7 ,dr4 
,maya ,angel\ 0 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican
 to s]ve z an ,inaugural ,poet1 au?or+ &

 recit+ ! poem ,pulse ( ,morn+ 9 #aiic4 
7#h7 ,a trailblaz] 9 lit]ature & poetry1
 ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ bravely explor$ !   
ways 9 :i* socially m>g9aliz+ =ces      
affect$ ,african-,am]ican wom54  7#i7   
,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ 0 honor$ ) !         
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om 9 #bjaa1 ! 
,l9coln ,m$al 9 #bjjh1 & ! ,national    
,m$al ( ,arts 9 #bjjj = h] exceptional  
contributions to ,am]ican culture z an  
au?or & poet4  7#aj7 ,z a di/+ui%$      
educator1 ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ receiv$ ov]
 #cj honor>y degrees & s]v$ z !         
,reynolds ,pr(essor ( ,am]ican ,/udies  
at ,wake ,=e/ ,univ]sity f #aihb to     
#bjad4  7#aa7 ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ pass$  
away on ,may #bh1 #bjad1 9 h] ,nor?     
,c>ol9a home at age #hf1 leav+ beh9d a  
legacy ( lit]>y a*ievem5t & an indelible
 m>k on ! movem5t = civil rights4  #c4  
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    

pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a 
gold m$al ( appropriate design 9        
commemoration ( ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ 9    
recognition ( h] a*ievem5ts &           
contributions to ,am]ican culture & !   
civil rights movem5t4  7b7 ,design &    
/rik+ ,= ! purpose ( ! pres5tation      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act      
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a   
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold  
m$al 9 honor ( ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\ "u    
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x    
%all be available = display z           
appropriate & made available = rese>*4  
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%all make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available = display1      
p>ticul>ly at ! ,national ,museum (     
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1 or

 = loan z appropriate s t x may be      
display$ else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r     
appropriate locations associat$ ) ! life
 ( ,dr4 ,maya ,angel\4  #d4 ,duplicate  
m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell     
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
pursuant to section #c "u su*           
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/     
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( 
! gold m$al4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7   
,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck "u ?is   
,act are national m$als = purposes (    
*apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=        
purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$
 to be numismatic items4