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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2641

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

MAY 25, 2000

Mr. CLELAND (for himself and Mr. COVERDELL) 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 the following:

5 (1) Both former President Jimmy Carter and

6 his wife Rosalynn Carter have distinguished records

7 of public service to the American people and the

8 international community.
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1 (2) President Jimmy Carter’s peacemaking ef2 forts as a mediator in the Arab-Israeli dispute cul3 minated in the Camp David Accords signed by

4 Egypt and Israel, which provided the foundation for

5 a settlement of the Middle East dispute that had

6 eluded peacemakers for more than three decades.

7 (3) President Jimmy Carter was instrumental

8 in the passage of the Alaska National Interest

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

10 one of the most significant pieces of environmental

11 legislation ever approved by Congress.

12 (4) In establishing his presidential library,

13 President Jimmy Carter sought to create a center

14 for the service of humanity in areas as diverse as

15 politics, health care, human rights, and democracy.

16 (5) Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter epitomize the

17 American quality of voluntarism in action through

18 their countless public service activities in their home

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

20 throughout the world, including their work for Habi21 tat for Humanity, which helps needy people in the

22 United States and other countries renovate and

23 build homes for themselves.

24 (6) Together, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter have

25 dedicated their lives to promoting national pride and
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1 to bettering the quality of life in the United States

2 and throughout the world.

3 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

4 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

5 authorized to present at the Capitol, on behalf of the Con6 gress, a gold medal of appropriate design to former Presi7 dent Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in rec8 ognition of their service to the Nation.

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

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

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

12 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em13 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the

14 Secretary.

15 (c) SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESEN16 TATION.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed as pro17 viding the consent of the Congress, the House of Rep18 resentatives, or the Senate for the use of any particular

19 part of the Capitol or the grounds of the Capitol for pur20 poses of the presentation referred to in such subsection.

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.

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