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title: "31 U.S.C. § 5155"
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# 31 U.S.C. § 5155 - Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress

## Text

On conditions the Secretary of the Treasury decides, the Secretary may send an engraved plate of a portrait of a deceased Senator or Representative to an heir or legal representative of such a Senator or Representative.

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 993.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 515531:175.July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1(3d par. on p. 275), 39 Stat. 275. The words “terms and” are omitted as being included in “conditions”. The words “that have been or may be made” are omitted as unnecessary.