Calendar No. 80

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 183

A BILL

To authorize the President to award a gold medal

public.bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to theSkelton, and to provide for the production ofon behalf of the Congress to Richard ‘‘Red’’

MAY 27 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 80

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 183

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress

to Richard ‘‘Red’’ Skelton, and to provide for the production of bronze

duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 26 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. BRADLEY, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr.

KRUEGER, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. SIMON, Mr. EXON, Mr. BOREN, Mr.

DODD, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. BRYAN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr.

WELLSTONE, Mr. BROWN, Mr. COATS, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. HEFLIN, Mr.

CONRAD, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. KERREY,

Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. MATHEWS, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mrs.

FEINSTEIN, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.

HATCH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. GORTON, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr.

WOFFORD, Mr. DOMENICI, and Mr. SHELBY) introduced the following

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs

MAY 27 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993

Reported by Mr. RIEGLE, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf

of the Congress to Richard ‘‘Red’’ Skelton, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such

medal for sale to the public.
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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) Richard ‘‘Red’’ Skelton has provided gen6 erations with the gift of laughter, driven by his pas7 sion to instill happiness in the hearts of others;

8 (2) Red Skelton, a true patriot, supported the

9 United States Armed Forces during World War II

10 by selling a record number of United States war

11 bonds, serving as a private in the United States

12 Army, and working arduously to lift the morale of

13 his fellow soldiers; and

14 (3) Red Skelton, who worked his way from pov15 erty to success, has shared his talent and his wealth

16 with numerous charities, in an effort to help those

17 less fortunate than himself.

18 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

19 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

20 authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Red

21 Skelton a gold medal of appropriate design in recognition

22 of his exemplary performance as an entertainer and a hu23 manitarian.

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

25 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
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1 of the Treasury (hereafter referred to in this Act as the

2 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em3 blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the

4 Secretary.

5 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

6 The Secretary may strike bronze duplicates of the

7 gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, under such regu8 lations as the Secretary may prescribe, and may sell such

9 bronze duplicates at a price sufficient to cover the cost

10 thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,

11 and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

12 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

13 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med14 als for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States

15 Code.

16 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS

17 OF SALE.

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

19 authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $30,000 to

20 carry out section 2.

21 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALES.—Amounts received from

22 sales of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

23 credited to the appropriation made pursuant to the au24 thorization provided in subsection (a).
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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) Richard ‘‘Red’’ Skelton has provided genera4 tions with the gift of laughter, driven by his passion

5 to instill happiness in the hearts of others;

6 (2) Red Skelton, a true patriot, supported the

7 United States Armed Forces during World War II by

8 selling a record number of United States war bonds,

9 serving as a private in the United States Army, and

10 working arduously to lift the morale of his fellow sol11 diers; and

12 (3) Red Skelton, who worked his way from pov13 erty to success, has shared his talent and his wealth

14 with numerous charities, in an effort to help those less

15 fortunate than himself.

16 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

17 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

18 authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold

19 medal of appropriate design to Richard ‘‘Red’’ Skelton in

20 recognition of his exemplary performance as an entertainer

21 and a humanitarian.

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

23 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of

24 the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec25 retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,

26 devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary.
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1 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

2 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze

3 of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 under such

4 regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, and at a price

5 sufficient to cover the costs thereof, including labor, mate6 rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and the cost

7 of the gold medal.

8 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

9 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national

10 medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States

11 Code.

12 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS

13 OF SALE.

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

15 hereby authorized to be charged against the Numismatic

16 Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000

17 to pay for the cost of the medal.

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

19 sales of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

20 deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.