To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.

February 25, 2004

Mr. CASTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. REASONABLE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED FOR CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.

(a) In General- Section 5111 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(e) Congressional Gold Medal Standards-

`(1) Maximum number- During any calendar year beginning after December 31, 2004, the Secretary of the Treasury may strike not more than 2 congressional gold medals for presentation pursuant to an Act of the Congress.

`(2) Program requirements- The Secretary may strike congressional gold medals only in accordance with the following requirements:

`(A) Recipients- Only an individual may be a recipient of a congressional gold medal.

`(B) Timing- No gold medal may be presented posthumously on behalf of any individual except during the 20-year period beginning 5 years after the death of the individual (unless the Act of Congress authorizing the striking of such medal was enacted before the death of such individual).'.

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