[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 183 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 183


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1993

    Referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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 the following:
            (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, a gold medal of appropriate design 
to Richard ``Red'' Skelton in recognition of his exemplary performance 
as an entertainer and a humanitarian.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purposes of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 
in this Act referred to 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 and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medal struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe, and at a price sufficient to cover the costs 
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead 
expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The 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 hereby authorized to 
be charged against the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund an amount not 
to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sales of duplicate 
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the Numismatic 
Public Enterprise Fund.

            Passed the Senate May 27 (legislative day, April 19), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.