[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 7 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S398-S402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Miller, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
        Torricelli, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Harkin):
  S. 126. A bill to authorize the President to present a gold medal on 
behalf of Congress to former President Jimmy Carter and his wife 
Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their service to the Nation; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


   Authorizing the President to present the Gold Medal on behalf of 
    Congress to Former President Jimmy Carter and Former First Lady 
                            Rosalynn Carter

  Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bill that 
would authorize the President to present a Gold Medal on behalf of 
Congress to former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady 
Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their service to the Nation. I would 
like to thank Senators Miller, Inouye, Torricelli, Bingaman and Harkin 
for co-sponsoring this bill and extend an invitation to all our other 
colleagues to join us in supporting this legislation to award these two 
great Americans with Congress' highest honor.
  It is widely agreed that President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn 
Carter have distinguished records of public service to the American 
people and the international community. Internationally, the Carters 
have been involved in a number of public service initiatives ranging 
from combating famine in Sub-Sahara Africa and encouraging better 
health care in Third World nations to serving as mediators in an effort 
to end civil wars in half a dozen countries. President Carter has 
monitored numerous foreign elections in an effort to spread democracy 
throughout the world.
  A Congressional Gold Medal awarded by Congress will show the 
appreciation of the American public for the many contributions that 
President and Mrs. Carter have made, including service in public office 
from the state legislature to the White House. Jimmy and Rosalynn 
continue to promote human rights worldwide due to their active 
involvement in the nonprofit Carter Center in Atlanta that has 
initiated projects in more than 65 countries to resolve conflicts, 
promote human rights, build democracy, improve health care worldwide, 
and revitalize urban areas. In addition, the Carters serve as 
volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, which helps low income families 
build their own homes.
  I hope that other members of Congress will join me and Senators 
Miller, Inouye, Torricelli, Bingaman, and Harkin in recognizing 
President and Mrs. Carter for their distinguished records of public 
service by awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal. Thank you, Mr. 
President.
  Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 126

       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) both former President Jimmy Carter and his wife 
     Rosalynn Carter have distinguished records of public service 
     to the American people and to the international community;
       (2) the peacemaking efforts of President Jimmy Carter as a 
     mediator in the Arab-Israeli dispute culminated in the Camp 
     David Accords signed by Egypt and Israel, which provided the 
     foundation for a settlement of the Middle East dispute that 
     had eluded peacemakers for more than 3 decades;
       (3) President Jimmy Carter was instrumental in the passage 
     of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), one of the most significant pieces of 
     environmental legislation ever approved by Congress;
       (4) in establishing his presidential library, President 
     Jimmy Carter sought to create a center for the service of 
     humanity in areas as diverse as politics, health care, human 
     rights, and democracy;
       (5) Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter epitomize the American 
     quality of voluntarism in action through their countless 
     public service activities in their home State of Georgia, the 
     rest of the United States, and throughout the world, 
     including their work for Habitat for Humanity, which helps 
     needy people in the United States and other countries 
     renovate and build homes for themselves; and
       (6) together, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have dedicated 
     their lives to promoting national pride and to bettering the 
     quality of

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     life in the United States and throughout the world.

     SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

       (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized 
     to present at the Capitol, on behalf of the Congress, a gold 
     medal of appropriate design to former President Jimmy Carter 
     and his wife Rosalynn Carter in recognition of their service 
     to the Nation.
       (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.
       (c) Subsequent Arrangements for Presentation.--Subsection 
     (a) shall not be construed as providing the consent of 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 subsection 
     (a).

     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 pursuant to section 2 at a price sufficient 
     to cover the costs of the 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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