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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1425

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

Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting

excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace

and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 2001

Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. SABO,

Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MOORE, Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Mr.

RAHALL, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

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

the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good

sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and

dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.

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) Although Tiger Woods is only 25 years old

6 and in his 5th full year as a professional golfer, he
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1 has 9 major championship titles among his victories.

2 Tiger Woods is the fifth player in history to win all

3 four major championships (Masters, U.S. Open,

4 British Open, and PGA Championship), joining the

5 ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player

6 and Jack Nicklaus.

7 (2) Tiger Woods can be compared with Jack

8 Nicklaus, as being one of the greatest golfers of all

9 time.

10 (3) Tiger Woods has changed the standard by

11 which we judge excellence in golf.

12 (4) Tiger Woods has broken barriers with grace

13 and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all

14 people, regardless of race, color, or creed.

15 (5) Tiger Woods has inspired countless people

16 of all ages, impressing upon them that their hopes,

17 dreams, and prayers may be achieved through hard

18 work, persistence, education, and good sportsman19 ship.

20 (6) Tiger Woods established the Tiger Woods

21 Foundation in 1996, which financially supports com22 munities and organizations that nurture family val23 ues and adults’ involvement in children’s lives.

24 (7) The Tiger Woods Foundation Clinics give

25 thousands of youngsters golf lessons and also draw
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1 attention and support to the organizations that allow

2 inner-city children access to golf.

3 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

4 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of

5 the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem6 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements

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

8 medal of appropriate design to Tiger Woods in recognition

9 of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and

10 good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace

11 and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.

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

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

14 of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec15 retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,

16 devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec17 retary.

18 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

19 Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre20 scribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate medals in

21 bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 and

22 sell such duplicate medals at a price sufficient to cover

23 the costs of the duplicate medals (including labor, mate24 rials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses) and the

25 cost of the gold medal.
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1 SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

2 The medals struck under this Act are national medals

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

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES AGAINST FUND; PRO5 CEEDS OF SALE.

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGES.—There is author7 ized to be charged against the United States Mint Public

8 Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay

9 for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

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

11 sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be

12 deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

13 Fund.

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