Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to tennis player Billie Jean King

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This law awards a Congressional Gold Medal to former professional tennis player Billie Jean King for what the law describes as her leadership in advancing equal rights for women in athletics, education and society.^2,3,4 It directs the Treasury Department to strike a gold medal bearing her image and name, and has the Speaker of the House and the Senate's president pro tempore arrange for it to be presented on behalf of Congress.⁴ The U.S. Mint may sell bronze copies of the medal at a price that covers its costs, with the proceeds going into the Mint's operating fund.⁴

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