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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 dedi-
cation to the Nation and to the people of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Former Senator Eugene McCarthy has a
distinguished record of public service to the Amer-
ican people.
(2) Eugene McCarthy served his country nobly
and honorably as an intelligence officer in the
United States Army during World War II.
(3) As a United States Representative, Eugene
McCarthy dedicated himself to improving the lives of
his fellow Americans during his 10 years of service
in the House of Representatives, where he formed
the Democratic Study Group, devoted to advancing
the interests of working Americans.
(4) Eugene McCarthy also served honorably as
a United States Senator and Presidential candidate
while he fought to advance the causes of peace and
democracy in the United States and abroad.
(5) Since leaving the United States Senate, Eu-
gene McCarthy has dedicated himself to sharing his
ideas and knowledge by writing books and poetry
and speaking out to audiences throughout the
United States and around the world.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to present, at the Capitol and on behalf of the
Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design 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.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.
(c) SUBSEQUENT ARRANGEMENTS
FOR PRESEN-
TATION.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed as pro-
viding the consent of the Congress, the House of Rep-
resentatives, or the Senate for the use of any particular
part of the Capitol or the grounds of the Capitol for pur-
poses of the presentation referred to in such subsection.
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 bronze medals (includ-
ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 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 hereby authorized to
be charged against the United States Mint Public Enter-
prise Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for
the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the
sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be
deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
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