90 STAT. 302
PUBLIC LAW 94-257—APR. 1, 1976
Public Law 94-257 94th Congress An Act Apr. 1, 1976 [H.R. 3427]
Declaration of Independence, signing by Charles Carroll. Commemorative medals.
Cost.
Size.
To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by Charles Carroll of CarroUton.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration, the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike and furnish to the Baltimore Museum of Art, of Baltimore, Maryland, not more than fifty thousand medals with emblems, designs, and inscriptions reproducing those on the medal heretofore struck by the Mint in honor of the ninetieth birthday of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, except for variations to be determined by the Baltimore Museum of Art subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. The medals shall be made and delivered at such times as may be required by the Baltimore Museum of Art in quantities of not less than two thousand, but no medals shall be made after December 31, 1976. The medals shall be considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 368). SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manufacture, including labor, materials guides, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. Security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint shall be furnished to indemnify the United States for full payment of such costs. SEC. 3. The medals authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act shall be of bronze and of such size or sizes as shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Baltimore Museum of Art. Approved April 1, 1976.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 94-700 (Comm. on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 121 (1975): Oct. 20, considered and passed House. Vol. 122 (1976): Mar. 18, considered and passed Senate.
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