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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4497

To award a congressional gold medal to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1994

Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, and Mr.

LEWIS of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. ENGEL,

Mr. NADLER, Mr. VENTO, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. EMERSON, Mr.

SABO, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. MANTON, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.

DORNAN, Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr.

KLEIN, Mr. TORRES, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. NORTON,

Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GUTIERREZ,

Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. KING, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.

BOEHLERT, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. HINCHEY,

Mr. SWETT, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. BARRETT of

Wisconsin, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.

FINGERHUT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TEJEDA, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.

MEEHAN, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. PASTOR, Mr.

INHOFE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mrs. BYRNE, Mr. LINDER, Mr.

LIPINSKI, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BLILEY,

Mr. CASTLE, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. FLAKE, Ms. HARMAN, Mrs.

UNSOELD, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. BACHUS of Alabama, Mr.

WAXMAN, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. CAMP, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.

RICHARDSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. PAXON, Mr. HOYER, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. TALENT, Mr. FROST, Mr.

THOMAS of Wyoming, Mr. OBEY, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SMITH of Oregon,

Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HAYES, Mr.

COOPER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. COBLE, Mr. TUCKER, Mr.

EVERETT, Mr. DEAL, Mr. PARKER, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. YOUNG

of Alaska, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FAZIO, Ms.

DUNN, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.

DOOLITTLE, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr. GLICKMAN, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. RANGEL,
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Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.

DUNCAN, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. GONZALEZ,

Mr. WYDEN, Mr. GRANDY, Mr. KIM, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. PETRI, Mr.

PENNY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. KLUG, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. HORN,

Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MICHEL, Mr.

ORTON, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin, Mr. COYNE, Mr.

SISISKY, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. MINGE, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr.

FARR of California, Ms. FURSE, Mr. FISH, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. LEWIS of

Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MFUME, Mr. WILSON, Mr. SWIFT, Mr.

DIXON, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.

BATEMAN, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. RIDGE, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.

KOLBE, Mr. WALKER, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MCMILLAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr.

GOODLING, Mr. STOKES, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HYDE, Mr.

MOORHEAD, Mr. LEVY, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr.

HANCOCK, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana,

Mr. HUTTO, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi,

Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. GOSS, Ms.

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. LONG, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr.

QUINN, Mr. LAFALCE, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, and Mr. SHAW

Deleted sponsor: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (added July 19, 1994; deleted

July 28, 1994)

OCTOBER 7, 1994

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs discharged; considered

and passed

A BILL

To award a congressional gold medal to Rabbi Menachem

Mendel Schneerson.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 The Congress hereby finds the following:

5 (1) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the

6 leader of the Lubavitch movement for 40 years, has

7 made outstanding and lasting contributions toward
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1 improvements in world education, morality, and acts

2 of charity.

3 (2) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as a

4 refugee first from Stalinist Russia and then from

5 Nazi Germany, has made the headquarters of the

6 Chabad-Lubavitch movement in New York City a

7 center of over 2,000 educational, social, and rehabili8 tative institutions touching millions of people from

9 all walks of life in every corner of the globe.

10 (3) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,

11 throughout his 92 years of life, has exemplified the

12 highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, ethics, and

13 charity.

14 (4) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson has

15 interpreted with keen insight the miraculous events

16 of our time and has inspired people to a renewal of

17 individual values of spirituality, cooperation, and

18 love of learning.

19 (5) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s ex20 traordinary life and work have long been recognized

21 by the Congress through the enactment of joint reso22 lutions designating his birthday in each of the last

23 16 years as ‘‘Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

2 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

3 authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to the

4 Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,

5 a gold medal of appropriate design, in recognition of his

6 outstanding and enduring contributions toward world edu7 cation, morality, and acts of charity.

8 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the

9 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary

10 of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em11 blems, devices, and inscriptions reflecting the theme of

12 education to be determined by the Secretary.

13 (c) GIFTS OR DONATIONS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas15 ury shall accept, use, and disburse gifts or donations

16 of property or money to carry out this section.

17 (2) NO APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED.—No

18 amount is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

19 this section.

20 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

21 The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell

22 duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant

23 to section 1 under such regulations as the Secretary may

24 prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof,

25 including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and

26 overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
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1 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

2 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national

3 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United

4 States Code.

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