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twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
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,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,are?a    
,frankl9 9 recognition ( h]             
contributions ( out/&+ arti/ic &        
hi/orical significance to culture 9 !   
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7#i7 9 return1 ,are?a made c\ntless     
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appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a 
gold m$al ( appropriate design 9        
commemoration ( ,are?a ,frankl91 9      
recognition ( h] out/&+ arti/ic &       
hi/orical significance to ! culture ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=  
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al ) 
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  #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 
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national m$al = purposes ( *apt] #ea (  
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  #f4   
,au?ority to use fund am\nts2 proce$s ( 
sale  7a7 ,au?ority ,to use fund am\nts 
,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ aga9/ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund1 su* am\nts z may be necess>y to  
pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck pursuant to
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts 
receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze     
m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all be    
deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      

,public ,ent]prise ,fund4