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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1207

To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the

family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 23, 1997

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DASCHLE,

Mr. DORGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. CONRAD, Ms.

LANDRIEU, Mr. REED, and Mrs. MURRAY) 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 congressional gold

medal to the family of the late Raul Julia, 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) Raul Julia was an accomplished, talented

6 performer, entertaining millions through his work in

7 film and theater;
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1 (2) Raul Julia was a leader in the entertain2 ment industry, particularly as a tireless mentor and

3 role model to emerging Latino actors;

4 (3) a dedicated activist and humanitarian, Raul

5 Julia was a major supporter and spokesperson for

6 the Hunger Fund, a nonprofit organization commit7 ted to the eradication of world hunger; and

8 (4) Raul Julia received the Hispanic Heritage

9 Award recognizing his many career achievements for

10 the Latino community, including his involvement in

11 ‘‘La Familia’’, a New York City outreach program

12 for Latino families in need, the Puerto Rican travel13 ing theater, the Museo del Barrio, and the New

14 York Shakespeare Festival.

15 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

16 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

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

18 family of the late Raul Julia a gold medal of appropriate

19 design, in recognition of his dedication to ending world

20 hunger and his great contributions to the Latino commu21 nity and to the performing arts.

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

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

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

25 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
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1 blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the

2 Secretary.

3 (c) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept,

5 use, and disburse gifts or donations of property or

6 money to carry out this section.

7 (2) APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED.—No amount

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this

9 section.

10 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

11 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in

12 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2

13 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at

14 a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor,

15 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses,

16 and the cost of the gold medal.

17 SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.

18 The medals struck pursuant to this Act are—

19 (1) national medals, for purposes of chapter 51

20 of title 31, United States Code; and

21 (2) numismatic items, for purposes of section

22 5134 of title 31, United States Code.
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1 SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ANY PROFIT TO LIBRARY OF CON2 GRESS.

3 The Secretary shall transfer in equal amounts from

4 the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund an amount equal

5 to the amount by which the sum of any gifts and donations

6 received by the Secretary in accordance with section

7 2(c)(1) and any proceeds from the sale of duplicate medals

8 pursuant to section 3 exceeds the total amount of the costs

9 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this Act to—

10 (1) the Raul Julia Ending Hunger Fund; and

11 (2) the National Hispanic Foundation for the

12 Arts.

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