Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War.
The United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act authorizes the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War. The medal will be presented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate. The original gold medal will be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, with the sense of Congress that it should also be displayed at locations associated with the United States Colored Troops.
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