In the Senate of the United States,
May 2, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3642) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the President
to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Charles
M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions
to the Nation and the world.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Charles M. Schulz was born on November 26,
1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Carl and
Dena Schulz.
(2) Charles M. Schulz served his country in
World War II, working his way up from infantryman
to staff sergeant and eventually leading a machine
gun squad. He kept morale high by decorating fellow
soldiers’ letters home with cartoons of barracks life.
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(3) After returning from the war, Charles M.
Schulz returned to his love for illustration, and took
a job with ‘‘Timeless Topix’’. He also took a second
job as an art instructor. Eventually, his hard work
paid off when the Saturday Evening Post began pur-
chasing a number of his single comic panels.
(4) It was in his first weekly comic strip, ‘‘L’il
Folks’’, that Charlie Brown was born. That comic
strip, which was eventually renamed ‘‘Peanuts’’, be-
came the sole focus of Charles M. Schulz’s career.
(5) Charles M. Schulz drew every frame of the
‘‘Peanuts’’ strip, which ran 7 days a week, since it
was created in October 1950. This is rare dedication
in the field of comic illustration.
(6) The ‘‘Peanuts’’ comic strip appeared in
2,600 newspapers around the world daily until Janu-
ary 3, 2000, and on Sundays until February 13,
2000, and reached approximately 335,000,000 readers
every day in 20 different languages, making Charles
M. Schulz the most successful comic illustrator in the
world.
(7) Charles M. Schulz’s television special, ‘‘A
Charlie Brown Christmas’’, has run for 34 consecu-
tive years. In all, more than 60 animated specials
have been created based on ‘‘Peanuts’’ characters.
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Four feature films, 1,400 books, and a hit Broadway
musical about the ‘‘Peanuts’’ characters have also
been produced.
(8) Charles M. Schulz was a leader in the field
of comic illustration and in his community. He paved
the way for other artists in this field over the last 50
years and continues to be praised for his outstanding
achievements.
(9) Charles M. Schulz gave back to his commu-
nity in many ways, including owning and operating
Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa, Cali-
fornia. The arena has become a favorite gathering
spot for people of all ages. Charles M. Schulz also fi-
nanced a yearly ice show that drew crowds from all
over the San Francisco Bay Area.
(10) Charles M. Schulz gave the Nation a unique
sense of optimism, purpose, and pride. Whether
through the Great Pumpkin Patch, the Kite Eating
Tree, Lucy’s Psychiatric Help Stand, or Snoopy’s ad-
ventures with the Red Baron, ‘‘Peanuts’’ embodied
human vulnerabilities, emotions, and potential.
(11) Charles M. Schulz’s lifetime of work linked
generations of Americans and became a part of the
fabric of our national culture.
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The President is author-
ized to award posthumously, on behalf of the Congress, a
gold medal of appropriate design to Charles M. Schulz in
recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Na-
tion and the world.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2 at a price
sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor,
materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and
the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck under this Act are national medals
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost
of the medals authorized by this Act.
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(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be de-
posited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize
the President to award posthumously a gold medal on be-
half of the Congress to Charles M. Schulz in recognition
of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the
world, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.