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This bill seeks to award a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, a groundbreaking civil rights lawyer and judge who made significant contributions to the United States. The bill recognizes Motley's remarkable achievements, including being the only female attorney on the legal team that won the landmark Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case, arguing and winning 9 out of 10 Supreme Court civil rights cases, and becoming the first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate and appointed as a federal judge. The legislation authorizes the Speaker of the House and Senate President pro tempore to arrange the medal's presentation to Motley's son and niece, with the Treasury Secretary responsible for designing and striking a gold medal featuring her image and name. The bill also allows for the production and sale of bronze duplicates to cover the costs of medal production, and specifies that the medals will be considered national medals and numismatic items. The costs will be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, with proceeds from duplicate medal sales deposited back into the same fund.

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