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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1199

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

to former Senator Eugene McCarthy in recognition of his exemplary

service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the people of the

United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 22, 2001

Mr. SABO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Financial Services

A BILL

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf

of the Congress to former Senator Eugene McCarthy

in recognition of his exemplary service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the people of the United

States.

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) Former Senator Eugene McCarthy has a

6 distinguished record of public service to the Amer7 ican people.
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1 (2) Eugene McCarthy served his country nobly

2 and honorably as an intelligence officer in the

3 United States Army during World War II.

4 (3) As a United States Representative, Eugene

5 McCarthy dedicated himself to improving the lives of

6 his fellow Americans during his 10 years of service

7 in the House of Representatives, where he formed

8 the Democratic Study Group, devoted to advancing

9 the interests of working Americans.

10 (4) Eugene McCarthy also served honorably as

11 a United States Senator and Presidential candidate

12 while he fought to advance the causes of peace and

13 democracy in the United States and abroad.

14 (5) Since leaving the United States Senate, Eu15 gene McCarthy has dedicated himself to sharing his

16 ideas and knowledge by writing books and poetry

17 and speaking out to audiences throughout the

18 United States and around the world.

19 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

20 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is

21 authorized to present, at the Capitol and on behalf of the

22 Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to former

23 Senator Eugene McCarthy in recognition of his exemplary

24 service and lifelong dedication to the Nation and to the

25 people of the United States.
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1 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the

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

3 of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the

4 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em5 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the

6 Secretary.

7 (c) SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRESEN8 TATION.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed as pro9 viding the consent of the Congress, the House of Rep10 resentatives, or the Senate for the use of any particular

11 part of the Capitol or the grounds of the Capitol for pur12 poses of the presentation referred to in such subsection.

13 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

14 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre15 scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in

16 bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2 at a price

17 sufficient to cover the costs of the bronze medals (includ18 ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead

19 expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.

20 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

21 The medals struck under this Act are national medals

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

23 SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

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

25 be charged against the United States Mint Public Enter-
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1 prise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for

2 the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

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

4 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

5 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

6 Fund.

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