[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2949 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2949

   Authorizing the President of the United States, on behalf of the 
         Congress, to present a gold medal to Sargent Shriver.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2001

 Mr. Farr of California (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
 Walsh, Mr. Honda, and Mr. Petri) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   Authorizing the President of the United States, on behalf of the 
         Congress, to present a gold medal to Sargent Shriver.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRESENTATION OF MEDAL.

    The President is authorized to present to Sargent Shriver, on 
behalf of Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to commemorate 
the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps and to 
recognize the incomparable contribution of Sargent Shriver as the first 
Director of the Peace Corps.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTION AND AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Coining the Medal.--For purposes of the presentation referred 
to in section 1, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter referred to 
in this Act as the ``Secretary'') is authorized and directed to cause 
to be struck a gold medal with the emblem of the Peace Corps and the 
likeness of Sargent Shriver as well as the names of all past Directors 
of the Peace Corps.
    (b) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated not to 
exceed $30,000 to carry out the provisions of subsection (a).

SEC. 3. SELLING BRONZE DUPLICATES.

    The Secretary may cause bronze duplicates of the gold medal 
authorized by section 2(a) to be coined and sold under such regulations 
as the Secretary may prescribe. These duplicates shall be sold at a 
price sufficient to cover their cost and the cost of the gold medal 
authorized by section 2(a), including labor, material, dies, use of 
machinery, and overhead expenses. The Secretary shall deposit in the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts proceeds from the sale of such 
duplicates.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION AS NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals authorized by section 2(a) and section 3 shall be 
considered to be national medals for purposes of section 5111 of title 
31, United States Code.
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