[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 305 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.305

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
   To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
   Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra in recognition of his 
outstanding and enduring contributions through his entertainment career 
          and humanitarian activities, 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) Francis Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra has touched the lives of 
    millions around the world and across generations through his 
    outstanding career in entertainment, which has spanned more than 5 
    decades;
        (2) Frank Sinatra has significantly contributed to the 
    entertainment industry through his endeavors as a producer, 
    director, actor, and gifted vocalist;
        (3) the humanitarian contributions of Frank Sinatra have been 
    recognized in the forms of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the 
    NAACP, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of 
    Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Presidential Medal of Freedom 
    Award, and the George Foster Peabody Award; and
        (4) the entertainment accomplishments of Frank Sinatra, 
    including the release of more than 50 albums and appearances in 
    more than 60 films, have been recognized in the forms of the Screen 
    Actors Guild Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, 8 Grammy Awards from 
    the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science, 2 Academy 
    Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an 
    Emmy Award.

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 Francis Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding 
and enduring contributions through his entertainment career and 
numerous humanitarian activities.
    (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.

    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 authorized by this 
Act.
    (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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.