H. R. 1650
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress
to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstanding and enduring
contributions through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) Mother Teresa of Calcutta has greatly impacted the
lives of people in all walks of life in every corner of the world
through love and her selfless dedication to humanity and chari-
table works for nearly 70 years;
(2) Mother Teresa has expanded her personal dedication
by founding the Missionaries of Charity, which include well
over 3,000 members in 25 countries, who devote their entire
lives to serving the poor without accepting any material reward
in return;
(3) Mother Teresa has been recognized as a humanitarian
around the world and has been recognized in the form of—
(A) the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971);
(B) the Jawaharal Nehru Award for International
Understanding (1972);
(C) the Nobel Peace Prize (1979); and
(D) the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985);
(4) Mother Teresa is a tool of God;
(5) God’s love flowing through Mother Teresa has forever
impacted the culture and history of the world; and
(6) Mother Teresa truly leads by example and shows the
people of the world the way to live by love for mankind.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is authorized
to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate
design to Mother Teresa of Calcutta in recognition of her outstand-
ing and enduring contributions to humanitarian and charitable
activities.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose 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 emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined
by the Secretary.
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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, and at a price sufficient to cover
the costs thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby
authorized to be charged against the Numismatic Public Enterprise
Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of
the medal authorized by this Act.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the sales of
duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.