,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cadi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #g1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4      
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
posthumously award a ,congressional     
,gold ,medal to ,lawrence ,eugene ,larry
 ,doby in recognition of his            
achievements and contributions to       
,american major league athletics1 civil 
rights1 and the ,armed ,forces during   
,world ,war ,,ii4  #a4 ,findings        
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 ,larry ,doby
 was born in ,camden1 ,south ,carolina1 
on ,december #ac1 #aibc1 and moved to   
,paterson1 ,new ,jersey1 in #aich1 where
 he became a standout #d sport athlete  
at ,paterson ,eastside ,high ,school2   
7#b7 ,larry ,doby attended ,long ,island
 ,university on a basketball scholarship
 before enlisting in the ,united ,states
 ,navy during ,world ,war ,,ii2  7#c7   

upon his honorable discharge from the   
,navy in #aidf1 ,larry ,doby played     
baseball in the ,negro ,national ,league
 for the ,newark ,eagles2  7#d7 after   
playing the #aidf season1 ,larry ,doby's
 contract was purchased by the          
,cleveland ,indians of the ,american    
,league on ,july #c1 #aidg2  7#e7 on    
,july #e1 #aidg1 ,larry ,doby became the
 first ,african-,american to play in the
 ,american ,league2  7#f7 ,larry ,doby  
played in the ,american ,league for #ac 
years1 appearing in #a1ecc games and    
batting 4#bhc1 with #bec home runs and  
#igj runs batted in2  7#g7 ,larry ,doby 
was voted to #g ,all-,star teams1 led   
the ,american ,league in home runs      
twice1 and played in #b ,world ,series2 
7#h7 in #aidh1 ,larry ,doby helped lead 
the ,cleveland ,indians to a ,world     
,series ,championship over the ,boston  
,braves and became the first            
,african-,american player to hit a home 
run in a ,world ,series game2  7#i7     
after his stellar playing career ended1 

,larry ,doby continued to make a        
significant contribution to his         
community2  7#aj7 ,larry ,doby has been 
a pioneer in the cause of civil rights  
and has received honorary doctorate     
degrees from ,long ,island ,university1 
,princeton ,university1 and ,fairfield  
,university2  7#aa7 in #aigh1 ,larry    
,doby became the manager of the ,chicago
 ,white ,sox1 only the second           
,african-,american manager of a ,major  
,league ,baseball team2  7#ab7 ,larry   
,doby was the ,director of ,community   
,relations for the ,new ,jersey ,nets of
 the ,national ,basketball ,association1
 where he was deeply involved in a      
number of inner-city youth programs2 and
  7#ac7 ,larry ,doby was inducted to the
 ,national ,baseball ,hall of ,fame in  
#aiih4  #b4 ,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        

posthumous presentation1 on behalf of   
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design1 to ,larry ,doby in  
recognition of his achievements and     
contributions to ,american major league 
athletics1 civil rights1 and the ,armed 
,forces during ,world ,war ,,ii4  7b7   
,design and striking ,for the purpose of
 the presentation referred to in        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions to be determined by the
 ,secretary4  7c7 ,transfer of medal    
after presentation ,following the       
presentation of the gold medal in honor 
of ,larry ,doby under subsection 7a71   
the gold medal shall be given to his    
son1 ,larry ,doby1 ,jr4  #c4 ,duplicate 
medals ,the ,secretary may strike and   
sell duplicates in bronze of the gold   
medal struck pursuant to section #b     
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  #d4 ,status
 of medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the   
medals struck under this ,act are       
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck
 under this ,act shall be considered to 
be numismatic items4