[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3156 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3156

  To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1998

Mr. Houghton (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
   Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
Payne, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dellums, 
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. McDermott) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                     Banking and Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

    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) Nelson Mandela has dedicated his entire life to the 
        abolition of apartheid and the creation of a true democracy in 
        the Republic of South Africa and has sacrificed his own 
        personal freedom for the good of everyone.
            (2) For nearly 30 years as a political prisoner, Nelson 
        Mandela never compromised his political principles, was a 
        source of strength and education for other political prisoners, 
        and refused offers of freedom in exchange for a renunciation of 
        his personal and political beliefs.
            (3) After his release from prison, Nelson Mandela continued 
        to pursue his goal of a free South Africa, and was elected and 
        subsequently inaugurated as State President of the Republic of 
        South Africa on May 10, 1994, at the age of 75 years.
            (4) Nelson Mandela's dedication to freedom did not cease 
        once the apartheid laws were lifted, as he then focused his 
        efforts toward reconciliation by creating the Truth and 
        Reconciliation Commission, chaired by the Archbishop Desmond 
        Tutu.
            (5) Nelson Mandela is the recipient of many awards and 
        accolades, including the Nobel Peace Prize (which he accepted 
        with then-State President F.W. de Klerk in 1993), and more than 
        50 honorary degrees from universities around the world.
            (6) Millions of individuals of all races and backgrounds in 
        the United States and around the world followed Nelson 
        Mandela's example and fought for the abolition of apartheid in 
        the Republic of South Africa and in this regard the Congress 
        recognizes Amy Elizabeth Biehl, an American student who lost 
        her life in the struggle to free South Africa from racial 
        oppression, and the spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation 
        displayed by her parents, Peter and Linda Biehl.
            (7) Nelson Mandela is a prime example of how to work to 
        heal the wounds of racism.

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 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in recognition of his life-long dedication 
to the abolition of apartheid and the promotion of reconciliation among 
the people of the Republic of South Africa.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose 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.

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

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be charged 
against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to 
exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this 
Act.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate 
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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