Peter McGuire Congressional Gold Medal Act

(a) Presentation authorized. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of Peter McGuire in recognition of his contributions to the American Labor Movement.

(b) Design and striking. For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor.

(c) National Museum of American History

(1) In general. Following the award of the gold medal in honor of Peter McGuire, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and available for research.

(2) Sense of Congress. It is the sense of Congress that the National Museum of American History should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Labor Movement or the Gilded Age.