    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    117 STAT. 1195

    Public Law 108-101
    108th Congress

    An Act

    To award a congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously),
    in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation, and to express
    the sense of the Congress that there should be a national day in
    recognition of Jackie Robinson. [NOTE: Oct. 29, 2003 -  [H.R. 1900]]

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress [NOTE: 31 USC 511
    note.] assembled,

    SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
    (1) Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919,
    in Cairo, Georgia, and was the youngest of 5 children.
    (2) Jackie Robinson attended the University of California
    Los Angeles where he starred in football, basketball, baseball,
    and track. His remarkable skills earned him a reputation as the
    best athlete in America.
    (3) In 1947, Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn
    Dodgers and became the first black player to play in Major
    League Baseball. His signing is considered one of the most
    significant moments in the history of professional sports in
    America. For his remarkable performance on the field in his
    first season, he won the National League's Rookie of the Year
    Award.
    (4) In 1949, Jackie Robinson was voted the National League's
    Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of
    America.
    (5) In 1962, Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball
    Hall of Fame.
    (6) Although the achievements of Jackie Robinson began with
    athletics, they widened to have a profound influence on civil
    and human rights in America.
    (7) The signing of Jackie Robinson as the first black player
    in Major League Baseball occurred before the United States
    military was desegregated by President Harry Truman, before the
    civil rights marches took place in the South, and before the
    Supreme Court issued its historic ruling in Brown v. Board of
    Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954).
    (8) The American public came to regard Jackie Robinson as a
    person of exceptional fortitude, integrity, and athletic ability
    so rapidly that, by the end of 1947, he finished ahead of
    President Harry Truman, General Dwight Eisenhower, General
    Douglas MacArthur, and Bob Hope in a national poll for the most
    popular person in America, finishing only behind Bing Crosby.

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    (9) Jackie Robinson was named vice president of Chock Full
    O' Nuts in 1957 and later co-founded the Freedom National Bank
    of Harlem.
    (10) Leading by example, Jackie Robinson influenced many of
    the greatest political leaders in America.
    (11) Jackie Robinson worked tirelessly with a number of
    religious and civic organizations to better the lives of all
    Americans.
    (12) The life and principles of Jackie Robinson are the
    basis of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which keeps his memory
    alive by providing children of low-income families with
    leadership and educational opportunities.
    (13) The legacy and personal achievements of Jackie
    Robinson, as an athlete, a business leader, and a citizen, have
    had a lasting and positive influence on the advancement of civil
    rights in the United States.

    SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to
    present, on behalf of the Congress, to the family of Jackie Robinson, a
    gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of the many
    contributions of Jackie Robinson to the Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes 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 and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under
    section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals,
    including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead
    expenses.

    SEC. 4. STATUS AS 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 APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 medal authorized under
    section 2.
    (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.

    SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
    (1) there should be designated a national day for the
    purpose of recognizing the accomplishments of Jackie Robinson;
    and

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    (2) the President should issue a proclamation calling on the
    people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate
    ceremonies and activities.

    Approved October 29, 2003.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1900 (S. 300):
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
    Oct. 7, considered and passed House.
    Oct. 17, considered and passed Senate.