[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1199 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1199

   To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
   Congress to former Senator Eugene McCarthy in recognition of his 
  exemplary service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the 
                      people of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2001

   Mr. Sabo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the 
   Congress to former Senator Eugene McCarthy in recognition of his 
  exemplary service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the 
                      people of the United States.

    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) Former Senator Eugene McCarthy has a distinguished 
        record of public service to the American people.
            (2) Eugene McCarthy served his country nobly and honorably 
        as an intelligence officer in the United States Army during 
        World War II.
            (3) As a United States Representative, Eugene McCarthy 
        dedicated himself to improving the lives of his fellow 
        Americans during his 10 years of service in the House of 
        Representatives, where he formed the Democratic Study Group, 
        devoted to advancing the interests of working Americans.
            (4) Eugene McCarthy also served honorably as a United 
        States Senator and Presidential candidate while he fought to 
        advance the causes of peace and democracy in the United States 
        and abroad.
            (5) Since leaving the United States Senate, Eugene McCarthy 
        has dedicated himself to sharing his ideas and knowledge by 
        writing books and poetry and speaking out to audiences 
        throughout the United States and around the world.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
present, at the Capitol and on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of 
appropriate design to former Senator Eugene McCarthy in recognition of 
his exemplary service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the 
people of the United States.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
(hereinafter 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) Subsequent Arrangements for Presentation.--Subsection (a) shall 
not be construed as providing the consent of the Congress, the House of 
Representatives, or the Senate for the use of any particular part of 
the Capitol or the grounds of the Capitol for purposes of the 
presentation referred to in such subsection.

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 
bronze medals (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.

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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