the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, the SALT II nuclear 
limitation treaty with the Soviet Union, and the es-
tablishment of United States diplomatic relations 
with the People’s Republic of China. 
(7) President Jimmy Carter’s domestic legacy 
includes the Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), one of the 
most significant pieces of environmental legislation 
ever approved by Congress; the Nation’s first na-
tional energy policy; and the creation of the Depart-
ments of Education and Energy. 
(8) After his presidency, he founded the Carter 
Center along with his wife Rosalynn, which is dedi-
cated to conÖict resolution, supervising democratic 
elections abroad, and combating neglected tropical 
diseases. 
(9) Through their work with the Carter Center, 
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are credited with the 
near eradication of the painful parasitic infection 
known as Guinea worm disease, reducing cases from 
an estimated total of 3,500,000 in 1986 to just 14 
in 2023. 
(10) Through a partnership with Habitat for 
Humanity known as the Carter Work Project, 
Jimmy and his wife Rosalynn led and worked along-
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side over 100,000 volunteers across 14 countries to 
build, improve, and repair over 4,400 homes. 
(11) In 2002, Jimmy Carter became the third 
American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize 
for his ‘‘decades of untiring effort to find peaceful 
solutions to international conflicts, to advance de-
mocracy and human rights, and to promote eco-
nomic and social development’’. 
(12) President Carter exemplifies American vol-
untarism through his countless service activities in 
his home State of Georgia, throughout the United 
States, and across the world. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single 
gold medal of appropriate design to former President 
Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price 
sufficient to cover the costs thereof, including labor, mate-
rials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDAL.—Medals struck pursuant to 
this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be nec-
essary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under 
this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 
4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public 
Enterprise Fund. 
Æ 
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