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Calendar No. 708

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2459

[Report No. 106–357]

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to

former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 25, 2000

Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. LOTT, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. THURMOND, Mr.

STEVENS, Mr. HELMS, Mr. WARNER, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. JEFFORDS,

Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. HATCH, Mr. LUGAR, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. INHOFE, Mr.

BURNS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. KYL, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. MACK, Mr. CRAIG, Mr.

SHELBY, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. ENZI, Mr. GRASSLEY,

Mr. HAGEL, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, Ms. SNOWE,

Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. GORTON, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. COCHRAN,

Mr. L. CHAFEE, Mr. BOND, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr.

BUNNING, Mr. REID, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. CLELAND, Mr.

THOMPSON, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. ROBB, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. GRAMM, Mr.

BRYAN, Mr. FRIST, Mr. ROTH, Mr. GREGG, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. CONRAD,

Mr. KERREY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. DODD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. DURBIN,

Mr. DORGAN, and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following bill; which was

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

Urban Affairs

JULY 24 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2000

Reported by Mr. GRAMM, without amendment
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A BILL

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of

the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and

his wife Nancy Reagan 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 the following:

5 (1) Both former President Ronald Reagan and

6 his wife Nancy Reagan have distinguished records of

7 public service to the United States, the American

8 people, and the international community.

9 (2) As President, Ronald Reagan restored ‘‘the

10 great, confident roar of American progress, growth,

11 and optimism’’, a pledge which he made before being

12 elected to office.

13 (3) President Ronald Reagan’s leadership was

14 instrumental in uniting a divided world by bringing

15 about an end to the cold war.

16 (4) The United States enjoyed sustained eco17 nomic prosperity and employment growth during

18 Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

19 (5) President Ronald Reagan’s wife Nancy not

20 only served as a gracious First Lady but also as a

21 proponent for preventing alcohol and drug use
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1 among the Nation’s youth by championing the ‘‘Just

2 Say No’’ campaign.

3 (6) Together, Ronald and Nancy Reagan dedi4 cated their lives to promoting national pride and to

5 bettering the quality of life in the United States and

6 throughout the world.

7 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

8 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of

9 the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem10 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements

11 for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold

12 medal of appropriate design to former President Ronald

13 Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their

14 service to the Nation.

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

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

17 of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec18 retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,

19 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec20 retary.

21 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

22 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre23 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in

24 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 at

25 a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals (includ-
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1 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead

2 expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.

3 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

4 The medals struck under this Act are national medals

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

6 SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

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

8 be charged against the United States Mint Public Enter9 prise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for

10 the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

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

12 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

13 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

14 Fund.

Calendar No. 708

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2459

[Report No. 106–357]

A BILL

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf

of the Congress to former President RonaldReagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation.

JULY 24 (legislative day, JULY 21), 2000

Reported without amendment