[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2087 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2087

           To establish the Bob Hope American Patriot Award.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2003

  Mr. Cox (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
           To establish the Bob Hope American Patriot Award.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bob Hope American Patriot Award Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. BOB HOPE AMERICAN PATRIOT AWARD.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) a presidential award should be established to encourage 
        love of country and service to the people of the United States; 
        and
            (2) it is appropriate to name such an award for Bob Hope 
        because of his service to the Armed Forces of the United 
        States, not through combat, but through his patriotism and 
        dedication to the spiritual well-being of the troops he 
        entertained for so many years.
    (b) Establishment.--There is established the Bob Hope American 
Patriot Award (in this section referred to as the ``award'').
    (c) Selection of Recipient.--Each year, the President may select to 
receive the award not more than one civilian individual or organization 
that--
            (1) has demonstrated extraordinary love of this Nation and 
        devotion to its citizens in the form of true patriotism; and
            (2) best represents the fundamental facets of Americanism, 
        namely freedom, democracy, strength, justice, and goodwill.
    (d) Presentation of Award.--
            (1) Arrangements.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
        may make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of the 
        award.
            (2) White house ceremony.--Each presentation of the award 
        shall be at a White House ceremony.
    (e) Publication of Award.--An individual or organization to which 
an award is made under this section may publicize the receipt of the 
award by the individual or organization and may use the award in 
advertising.
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