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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2459

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, and Mrs. HUTCHISON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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:
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1 (1) Both former President Ronald Reagan and

2 his wife Nancy Reagan have distinguished records of

3 public service to the United States, the American

4 people, and the international community.

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

6 great, confident roar of American progress, growth,

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

8 elected to office.

9 (3) President Ronald Reagan’s leadership was

10 instrumental in uniting a divided world by bringing

11 about an end to the cold war.

12 (4) The United States enjoyed sustained eco13 nomic prosperity and employment growth during

14 Ronald Reagan’s presidency.

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

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

17 proponent for preventing alcohol and drug use

18 among the Nation’s youth by championing the ‘‘Just

19 Say No’’ campaign.

20 (6) Together, Ronald and Nancy Reagan dedi21 cated their lives to promoting national pride and to

22 bettering the quality of life in the United States and

23 throughout the world.
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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

2 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of

3 the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem4 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements

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

6 medal of appropriate design to former President Ronald

7 Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their

8 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 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec12 retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,

13 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec14 retary.

15 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

16 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre17 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in

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

19 a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals (includ20 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead

21 expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.

22 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

23 The medals struck under this Act are national medals

24 for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
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1 SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

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

3 be charged against the United States Mint Public Enter4 prise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for

5 the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

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

7 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

8 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

9 Fund.

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