[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2514 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2514

 To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the 
         family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 1997

  Mr. Torres introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Banking and Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the 
         family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.

    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) Raul Julia was an accomplished, talented performer, 
        entertaining millions through his work in film and theater;
            (2) Raul Julia was a leader in the entertainment industry, 
        particularly as a tireless mentor and role model to emerging 
        Latino actors;
            (3) a dedicated activist and humanitarian, Raul Julia was a 
        major supporter and spokesperson for the Hunger Fund, a 
        nonprofit organization committed to the eradication of world 
        hunger; and
            (4) Raul Julia received the Hispanic Heritage Award 
        recognizing his many career achievements for the Latino 
        community, including his involvement in ``La Familia'', a New 
        York City outreach program for Latino families in need, the 
        Puerto Rican traveling theater, the Museo del Barrio, and the 
        New York Shakespeare Festival.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
present, on behalf of the Congress, to the family of the late Raul 
Julia a gold medal of appropriate design, in recognition of his 
dedication to ending world hunger and his great contributions to the 
Latino community and to the performing arts.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For 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.
    (c) Gifts and Donations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may accept, use, and 
        disburse gifts or donations of property or money to carry out 
        this section.
            (2) Appropriation authorized.--No amount is authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out this section.

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, 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. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    The medals struck pursuant to this Act are--
            (1) national medals, for purposes of chapter 51 of title 
        31, United States Code; and
            (2) numismatic items, for purposes of section 5134 of title 
        31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ANY PROFIT TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

    The Secretary shall transfer in equal amounts from the Numismatic 
Public Enterprise Fund an amount equal to the amount by which the sum 
of any gifts and donations received by the Secretary in accordance with 
section 2(c)(1) and any proceeds from the sale of duplicate medals 
pursuant to section 3 exceeds the total amount of the costs incurred by 
the Secretary in carrying out this Act to--
            (1) the Raul Julia Ending Hunger Fund; and
            (2) the National Hispanic Foundation of the Arts.
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