[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 183

   To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
Congress to Richard ``Red'' Skelton, and to provide for the production 
       of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 26 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

   Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
Congress to Richard ``Red'' Skelton, and to provide for the production 
       of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Richard ``Red'' Skelton has provided generations with 
        the gift of laughter, driven by his passion to instill 
        happiness in the hearts of others;
            (2) Red Skelton, a true patriot, supported the United 
        States Armed Forces during World War II by selling a record 
        number of United States war bonds, serving as a private in the 
        United States Army, and working arduously to lift the morale of 
        his fellow soldiers; and
            (3) Red Skelton, who worked his way from poverty to 
        success, has shared his talent and his wealth with numerous 
        charities, in an effort to help those less fortunate than 
        himself.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
present, on behalf of the Congress, to Red Skelton a gold medal of 
appropriate design in recognition of his exemplary performance as an 
entertainer and a humanitarian.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred 
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 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.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike bronze duplicates of the gold medal struck 
pursuant to section 2, under such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe, and may sell such bronze duplicates at a price sufficient to 
cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of 
machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated not to exceed $30,000 to carry out section 2.
    (b) Proceeds of Sales.--Amounts received from sales of duplicate 
bronze medals under section 3 shall be credited to the appropriation 
made pursuant to the authorization provided in subsection (a).

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