SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Jack Nicklaus is a world famous golf pro-
fessional, a highly successful business executive, a 
prominent advertising spokesman, a devoted hus-
band, father, and grandfather, and a man with a 
common touch that has made him one of those most 
popular and accessible public figures in history. 
(2) Jack Nicklaus amassed 118 victories in pro-
fessional competition of national or international 
stature by the end of 2005, 73 of which came on the 
Professional Golf Association Tour, and 18 profes-
sional major-championship titles. He is the only 
player in golf history to have won each major cham-
pionship at least three times and is the only player 
to complete a career ‘‘Grand Slam’’ on the regular 
and senior tours. 
(3) Jack Nicklaus’ magnetic personality and 
unfailing sense of kindness and thoughtfulness have 
endeared him to millions throughout the world. 
(4) Jack Nicklaus has been the recipient of 
countless athletic honors, including the Muhammad 
Ali Sports Legend Award and the first-ever ESPY 
Lifetime Achievement Award. He became the first 
golfer and only the third athlete to receive the Vince 
Lombardi Award of Excellence and is also a five-
time winner of the PGA Player of the Year Award. 
He was also selected as Golfer of the Century by 
GOLF Magazine, Best Individual Male Athlete of 
the 20th Century and Sportsman of the Year by 
Sports Illustrated, and he was also inducted into the 
World Golf Hall of Fame. 
(5) Jack Nicklaus has received numerous hon-
ors outside the world of sports, including several ar-
chitectural awards for his work in golf course de-
signs, such as The Old Tom Morris Award which is 
the highest honor given by the Golf Course Super-
intendents Association of America, and both the 
Donald Ross Award given by the American Society 
of Golf Course Architects and the Don A. Rossi 
Award given by the Golf Course Builders Association 
of America. 
(6) Jack Nicklaus has been involved in the de-
sign of 275 golf courses worldwide and his business, 
Nicklaus Design, has 346 courses open for play 
globally. 
(7) Jack Nicklaus served as the Global Ambas-
sador for a campaign to include golf in the Olympic 
Games, which was achieved and will begin in the 
2016 Olympic Program.
(8) Jack Nicklaus was honored by President 
George W. Bush in 2005 by receiving the Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given 
to any U.S. civilian. 
(9) Jack Nicklaus has a long standing commit-
ment to numerous charitable events such as sup-
porting the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foun-
dation, which provides pediatric health care services 
in a five county area including Palm Beach County, 
Florida, has assisted in raising over $12 million in 
just five years for the cause, and continues to sup-
port several scholarship foundations, other children’s 
hospitals, and junior golf initiatives. 
(10) Jack Nicklaus continues to manage The 
Memorial Tournament in his home state of Ohio, in 
which contributions generated through the support 
of over 2,600 volunteers are given to Nationwide 
Children’s Hospital fund. This has garnered more 
than $5.7 million for programs and services at this 
hospital since 1976, so that Central Ohio will con-
tinue to have one of the best children’s hospitals in 
the United States. 
(11) Jack Nicklaus and his wife serve as hon-
orary chairman and active chairwoman of the 
Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in
North Palm Beach, Florida, which provides free of 
charge health assistance and services to more than 
4,000 children and their families through Child Life 
programs (support therapeutic interventions for chil-
dren with chronic and acute conditions during hos-
pitalization), Miami Children’s Hospital Nicklaus 
Care Centers (to offer a new option to Palm Beach 
County area families with children who require pedi-
atric specialty care), and Safe Kids program (aimed 
at keeping children injury free and offer safety edu-
cation in an effort to decrease accidental injuries in 
children). 
(12) Jack Nicklaus established an annual pro- 
am golf tournament called ‘‘The Jake’’ to honor his 
17-month-old grandson who passed in 2005, and it 
serves as a primary fundraiser for the Nicklaus Chil-
dren’s Health Care Foundation, which has raised 
over $3 million over the last several years. 
(13) 
Jack 
Nicklaus 
and 
General 
John 
Shalikashvili (ret.) serve as honorary chairs of the 
American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Tacoma, 
Washington, which is designed for the rehabilitation 
of wounded and disabled veterans. Nicklaus has do-
nated his design services for the improvement of the 
course, and raised contributions for the addition of
nine new holes, the construction of the Rehabilita-
tion and Learning Center, and for the upgrade of 
the maintenance facilities through a two-day event 
in Palm Desert, CA, called the ‘‘Nicklaus Nine’’. 
(14) Jack Nicklaus serves as a spokesperson 
and Trustee for The First Tee program which 
brings the game of golf to children who would not 
otherwise be exposed to it. 
(15) Jack Nicklaus remains active in tour-
nament golf, although he retired from competition in 
the major championships in 2005, when he played 
his final British Open, his final Masters Tour-
nament, and led the United States to a thrilling vic-
tory in the Presidents Cup. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Sen-
ate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presen-
tation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of ap-
propriate design to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his 
service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
sportsmanship. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate 
medals in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
section 2 and sell such duplicate medals at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs of the duplicate medals (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses) and the cost of the golf 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. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—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. 
(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. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4040 
AN ACT 
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf 
of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of 
his service to the Nation in promoting excellence 
and good sportsmanship in golf.