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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 126

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 22, 2001

Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. MILLER, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr.

BINGAMAN, and Mr. HARKIN) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and

Urban Affairs

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.

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 finds that—

5 (1) both former President Jimmy Carter and

6 his wife Rosalynn Carter have distinguished records
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1 of public service to the American people and to the

2 international community;

3 (2) the peacemaking efforts of President Jimmy

4 Carter as a mediator in the Arab-Israeli dispute cul5 minated in the Camp David Accords signed by

6 Egypt and Israel, which provided the foundation for

7 a settlement of the Middle East dispute that had

8 eluded peacemakers for more than 3 decades;

9 (3) President Jimmy Carter was instrumental

10 in the passage of the Alaska National Interest

11 Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.),

12 one of the most significant pieces of environmental

13 legislation ever approved by Congress;

14 (4) in establishing his presidential library,

15 President Jimmy Carter sought to create a center

16 for the service of humanity in areas as diverse as

17 politics, health care, human rights, and democracy;

18 (5) Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter epitomize the

19 American quality of voluntarism in action through

20 their countless public service activities in their home

21 State of Georgia, the rest of the United States, and

22 throughout the world, including their work for Habi23 tat for Humanity, which helps needy people in the

24 United States and other countries renovate and

25 build homes for themselves; and
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1 (6) together, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have

2 dedicated their lives to promoting national pride and

3 to bettering the quality of life in the United States

4 and throughout the world.

5 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

6 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

7 authorized to present at the Capitol, on behalf of the Con8 gress, a gold medal of appropriate design to former Presi9 dent Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in rec10 ognition of their service to the Nation.

11 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the

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

13 of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the

14 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em15 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the

16 Secretary.

17 (c) SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESEN18 TATION.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed as pro19 viding the consent of the House of Representatives or the

20 Senate for the use of any particular part of the Capitol

21 or the grounds of the Capitol for purposes of the presen22 tation referred to in subsection (a).

23 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

24 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre25 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
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1 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 at

2 a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals (includ3 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead

4 expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.

5 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

6 The medals struck under this Act are national medals

7 for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

8 SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is hereby authorized to

10 be charged against the United States Mint Public Enter11 prise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for

12 the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

13 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the

14 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

15 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

16 Fund.

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