[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1244 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1244

 To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
 Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting 
excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace 
      and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
 Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting 
excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace 
      and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Although Tiger Woods is only 33 years old and is going 
        on his 13th full year as a professional golfer, he has won 87 
        tournaments (65 of which were on the Professional Golf 
        Association (PGA) tour), including the 1997, 2001, 2002, and 
        2005 Masters Tournaments, the 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2007 PGA 
        Championships, the 2000, 2002, and 2008 U.S. Open 
        championships, and the 2000, 2005, and 2006 British Open 
        Championships.
            (2) Tiger Woods is the 5th player in history to win all 4 
        major championships (Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and 
        British Open), joining the ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, 
        Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus.
            (3) With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger Woods 
        became the first player ever to hold all 4 major championships 
        at the same time.
            (4) Tiger Woods is the career victories leader among active 
        players on the PGA tour, and is the career money list leader.
            (5) Tiger Woods can be compared with Jack Nicklaus as being 
        one of the greatest golfers of all time.
            (6) Tiger Woods has broken barriers with grace and dignity 
        by showing that golf is a sport for all people, regardless of 
        race, color, or creed.
            (7) Tiger Woods has inspired countless people of all ages, 
        impressing upon them that their hopes, dreams, and prayers may 
        be achieved through hard work, persistence, education, and good 
        sportsmanship.
            (8) Tiger Woods established the Tiger Woods Foundation in 
        1996, which financially supports communities and organizations 
        that nurture family values and adults' involvement in 
        children's lives.
            (9) The Tiger Woods Foundation hosts clinics, which give 
        thousands of youngsters golf lessons and draw attention and 
        support to the organizations that allow inner-city children 
        access to golf.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall make 
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the 
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Tiger Woods in 
recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and 
good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by 
showing that golf is a sport for all people.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (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 duplicate medals in bronze of the gold medal 
struck pursuant to section 2 and sell such duplicate medals at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals (including labor, 
materials, dies, use of machinery, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES AGAINST FUND; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization.--There is 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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