Sec. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

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## SEC. 3 CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ###

(a)Award Authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the United States merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II. ###

(b)Design and Striking For the purposes of the award described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. ###

(c)American Merchant Marine Museum ####

(1)In general Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the American Merchant Marine Museum, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. ####

(2)Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the American Merchant Marine Museum should make the gold medal given to the Museum under paragraph

(1)available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the United States Merchant Marine and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the United States Merchant Marine.