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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2514
To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the
family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
Mr. TORRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize the President to award a congressional gold
medal to the family of the late Raul Julia, and for
other purposes.
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 that—
(1) Raul Julia was an accomplished, talented
performer, entertaining millions through his work in
film and theater;
(2) Raul Julia was a leader in the entertain-
ment industry, particularly as a tireless mentor and
role model to emerging Latino actors;
(3) a dedicated activist and humanitarian, Raul
Julia was a major supporter and spokesperson for
the Hunger Fund, a nonprofit organization commit-
ted to the eradication of world hunger; and
(4) Raul Julia received the Hispanic Heritage
Award recognizing his many career achievements for
the Latino community, including his involvement in
‘‘La Familia’’, a New York City outreach program
for Latino families in need, the Puerto Rican travel-
ing theater, the Museo del Barrio, and the New
York Shakespeare Festival.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to the
family of the late Raul Julia a gold medal of appropriate
design, in recognition of his dedication to ending world
hunger and his great contributions to the Latino commu-
nity and to the performing arts.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury (hereafter 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) GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept,
use, and disburse gifts or donations of property or
money to carry out this section.
(2) APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED.—No amount
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor,
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses,
and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are—
(1) national medals, for purposes of chapter 51
of title 31, United States Code; and
(2) numismatic items, for purposes of section
5134 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ANY PROFIT TO LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS.
The Secretary shall transfer in equal amounts from
the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund an amount equal
to the amount by which the sum of any gifts and donations
received by the Secretary in accordance with section
2(c)(1) and any proceeds from the sale of duplicate medals
pursuant to section 3 exceeds the total amount of the costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this Act to—
(1) the Raul Julia Ending Hunger Fund; and
(2) the National Hispanic Foundation of the
Arts.
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