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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1062

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

to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding

and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 24, 1997

Mr. D’AMATO (for himself and Mr. SARBANES) 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 award a gold medal on behalf

of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and for

other purposes.

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) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew—

6 (A) is the spiritual leader of nearly 300

7 million Orthodox Christians around the world
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1 and millions of Orthodox Christians in America;

2 and

3 (B) is recognized in the United States and

4 abroad as a leader in the quest for world peace,

5 respect for the earth’s environment, and greater

6 religious understanding;

7 (2) the extraordinary efforts of Ecumenical Pa8 triarch Bartholomew continue to bring people of all

9 faiths closer together in America and around the

10 world;

11 (3) the courageous leadership of Ecumenical

12 Patriarch Bartholomew for peace in the Balkans,

13 Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Eastern Medi14 terranean, and elsewhere inspires and encourages

15 people of all faiths toward his dream of world peace

16 in the new millennium; and

17 (4) the outstanding accomplishments of Ecu18 menical Patriarch Bartholomew have been formally

19 recognized and honored by numerous governmental,

20 academic, and other institutions around the world.

21 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

22 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

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

24 medal of appropriate design to Ecumenical Patriarch Bar-
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1 tholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring

2 contributions to religious understanding and peace.

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

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

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

6 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em7 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the

8 Secretary.

9 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

10 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in

11 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2

12 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe,

13 and at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof, includ14 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex15 penses, and the cost of the gold medal.

16 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

17 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national

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

19 States Code.

20 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS

21 OF SALE.

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

23 hereby authorized to be charged against the Numismatic

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

25 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized by this Act.
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1 (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the

2 sales of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

3 deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

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