118 STAT. 1747 PUBLIC LAW 108–368—OCT. 25, 2004 (11) Mrs. King demonstrated composure in deep sorrow, as she led the Nation in mourning her husband after his brutal assassination; (12) after the assassination, Mrs. King devoted all of her time and energy to developing and building the Atlanta based Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) as an enduring memorial to her husband’s life and his dream of nonviolent social change and full civil rights for all Americans; (13) under Mrs. King’s guidance and direction, the Center has flourished; (14) the Center was the first institution built in honor of an African American leader; (15) the Center provides local, national, and international programs that have trained tens of thousands of people in Dr. King’s philosophy and methods, and claims the largest archive of the civil rights movement; and (16) Mrs. King led the massive campaign to establish Dr. King’s birthday as a national holiday, and the holiday is now celebrated in more than 100 countries. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott King, in recognition of their service to the Nation. (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the presentations referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals and the gold medal (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses). SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE. (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act. President.
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