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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 213571, member: 6641&quot;]Special Procedures </p><p>(f)(l)(A) COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS AND COINS.--It shall not be in order for the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology to hold a hearing on any commemorative medal or commemorative coin legislation unless the legislation is cosponsored by at least two-thirds of the members of the House.</p><p>(B) It shall not be in order for the subcommittee to approve a bill or measure authorizing commemorative coins for consideration by the full Committee which does not conform with the mintage restrictions established by section 5112 of title 31, United States Code.</p><p>(C) In considering legislation authorizing Congressional gold medals, the subcommittee shall apply the following standards--</p><p>(i) the recipient shall be a natural person;</p><p>(ii) the recipient shall have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient&#039;s field long after the achievement;</p><p>(iii) the recipient shall not have received a medal previously for the same or substantially the same achievement;</p><p>(iv) the recipient shall be living or, if deceased, shall have been deceased for not less than 5 years and not more than 25 years;</p><p>(v) the achievements were performed in the recipient&#039;s field of endeavor, and represent either a lifetime of continuous superior achievements or a single achievement so significant that the recipient is recognized and acclaimed by others in the same field, as evidenced by the recipient having received the highest honors in the field.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070227-44&amp;person=400140" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070227-44&amp;person=400140" rel="nofollow">http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070227-44&amp;person=400140</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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