American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act
PUBLIC LAW 108–486—DEC. 23, 2004 AMERICAN BALD EAGLE RECOVERY AND NATIONAL EMBLEM COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:14 Jan 22, 2005 Jkt 039139 PO 00486 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL486.108 BILLW PsN: PUBL486 118 STAT. 3934 PUBLIC LAW 108–486—DEC. 23, 2004 Public Law 108–486 108th Congress An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United Dec. 23, 2004 States, to America’s lands, waterways, and skies and the great importance of [H.R. 4116] the designation of the American bald eagle as an ‘‘endangered’’ species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of American Bald the United States of America in Congress assembled, Eagle Recovery and National SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Emblem Commemorative This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Bald Eagle Recovery Coin Act. and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act’’. 31 USC 5112 note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) The bald eagle was designated as the national emblem of the United States on June 20, 1782, by our country’s Founding Fathers at the Second Continental Congress. (2) The bald eagle is the greatest visible symbol of the spirit of freedom and democracy in the world. (3) The bald eagle species is unique to North America and represents the American values and attributes of freedom, courage, strength, spirit, loyalty, justice, equality, democracy, quality, and excellence.
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