,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #c1 #bjbe,ms4    
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4   
,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,jackson (        
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,goldman 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4     
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4                
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida1 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania7   
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 aw>d a          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,arturo   
,alfonso ,s*omburg1 9 recognition ( 8   
pione]+ "w 9 collect+ & pres]v+ ! hi/ory
 & culture ( ! ,african diaspora4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,arturo ,alfonso ,s*omburg              

,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,arturo ,alfonso ,s*omburg 0 born  
on ,janu>y #bd1 #ahgd1 9 ,santurce1     
,pu]to ,rico1 to a ,pu]to ,rican fa!r ( 
,g]man desc5t & an ,afro-,c>ibbean "m f 
,/4 ,croix4  7#b7 ,9 8 y\?1 a tea*] told
 ,s*omburg t p ( ,african desc5t _h no  
hi/ory1 h]oes1 or accompli%m5ts1 :i*    
inspir$ him to d$icate 8 life to prov+  
?is notion wrong by collect+ evid5ce ( !
 contributions ( ,africans & _!         
desc5dants4  7#c7 ,at ! age ( #ag1      
,s*omburg immigrat$ to ,new ,york ,city1
 :]e he became an active memb] ( !      
intellectual community dur+ ! ,h>lem    
,r5aissance1 contribut+ significantly to
 ! promotion ( ,african & ,african      
,am]ican culture & hi/ory4  7#d7        
,s*omburg amass$ a p]sonal collection ( 
ov] #aj1jjj items relat$ to ,black      
hi/ory & ! ,african diaspora1 :i* he    
made accessible to ! public4  7#e7 ,8   
collection featur$ orig9al newspap]s    
publi%$ by ,fr$]ick ,d\glass1 poems by  

,phillis ,:eatley1 lett]s f ,t\ssa9t    
,l\v]ture1 books & j\rnals by ,paul     
,cuffe1 & music compos$ by ,*evali] de  
,sa9t-,georges4  7#f7 ,dur+ ! #aibjs1   
,s*omburg 0 an active memb] ( ! ,negro  
,society = ,hi/orical ,rese>* & !       
,am]ican ,negro ,academy1 writ+ on !    
hi/ory ( ! global ,african diaspora &   
,cuban poets ( ,african desc5t4  7#g7 ,9
 #aibf1 ! ,new ,york ,public ,libr>y    
acquir$ ,s*omburg's collection1 :i*     
became ! f\ndation = ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] =
 ,rese>* 9 ,black ,culture 9 ,h>lem1 a  
_w-r5[n$ in/itution = ! /udy ( ! global 
,black exp]i5ce4  7#h7 ,s*omburg's      
ar*ive has gr[n to m ?an #aj million    
items4  7#i7 ,s*omburg's ef=ts h inspir$
 g5]ations ( s*ol>s1 writ]s1 & arti/s to
 explore & celebrate ! ri* hi/ory &     
culture ( ! ,african diaspora4  7#aj7 ,!
 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al w\ld be an  
appropriate way to honor ,s*omburg's    
legacy & 8 role 9 lay+ ! f\ndation =    
future s*ol>%ip & global recognition (  
,black contributions to society4  #c4   

,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d     
au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate
 arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s pres5tation1  
on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al (  
appropriate design to ,arturo ,alfonso  
,s*omburg1 9 recognition ( 8 pione]+ "w 
9 collect+ & pres]v+ ! hi/ory & culture 
( ! ,african diaspora4  7b7 ,design &   
/rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! pres5tation     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! 
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian in/itution  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,national ,museum (       
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture ( !
 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x %all be 
display$ z appropriate & made available 
= rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian       

,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al       
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ,arturo   
,alfonso ,s*omburg4  #d4 ,duplicate     
m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell     
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
pursuant to section #c1 at a price      
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$als    
7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck      
pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als 
= purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic   
items or purposes ( sections #eacd &    
#eacf ( 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   
,fund su* am\nts z may be necess>y to   
pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck "u ?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