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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

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

8 improvements in world education, morality, and acts

9 of charity.
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1 (2) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as a

2 refugee first from Stalinist Russia and then from

3 Nazi Germany, has made the headquarters of the

4 Chabad-Lubavitch movement in New York City a

5 center of over 2,000 educational, social, and rehabili6 tative institutions touching millions of people from

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

8 (3) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,

9 throughout his 92 years of life, has exemplified the

10 highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, ethics, and

11 charity.

12 (4) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson has

13 interpreted with keen insight the miraculous events

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

15 individual values of spirituality, cooperation, and

16 love of learning.

17 (5) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s ex18 traordinary life and work have long been recognized

19 by the Congress through the enactment of joint reso20 lutions designating his birthday in each of the last

21 16 years as ‘‘Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.’’.

22 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

23 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

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

25 Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,
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1 a gold medal of appropriate design, in recognition of his

2 outstanding and enduring contributions toward world edu3 cation, morality, and acts of charity.

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

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

6 of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em7 blems, devices, and inscriptions reflecting the theme of

8 education to be determined by the Secretary.

9 (c) GIFTS OR DONATIONS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas11 ury shall accept, use, and disburse gifts or donations

12 of property or money to carry out this section.

13 (2) NO APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED.—No

14 amount is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

15 this section.

16 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

17 The Secretary of the Treasury may strike and sell

18 duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant

19 to section 1 under such regulations as the Secretary may

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

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

22 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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