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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2672
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress
to General Henry H. Shelton and to provide for the production of
bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 1999
Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mrs. CLAYTON,
Mr. WU, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. WYNN, Mr. JOHN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
MATSUI, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BOYD, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
DOOLEY of California, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mrs.
TAUSCHER, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. GOODE, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr.
KANJORSKI, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. DICKS, Mr.
SMITH of Washington, Mr. TURNER, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr.
BERRY, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. PHELPS,
Ms. DANNER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HILL of Indiana, Mr. THOMPSON of
Mississippi, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. THUNE, Mr.
TERRY, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. LARSON, Mr.
ADERHOLT, Ms. CARSON, and Mrs. MALONEY of New York) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf
of the Congress to General Henry H. Shelton and to
provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such
medal for sale to the public.
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) General Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the principal military adviser
to the President, the National Security Council, and
the Secretary of Defense, has displayed an extraor-
dinary degree of leadership, competence, and profes-
sionalism fulfilling his statutory responsibilities
throughout Operation Allied Force.
(2) The leadership, competence, and profes-
sionalism of General Shelton and his subordinates,
officers, and noncommissioned officers have instilled
great confidence and pride in the Armed Forces of
the United States.
(3) General Shelton and his subordinates bril-
liantly planned and coordinated at the national level
the most successful air campaign in the history of
war fighting.
(4) General Shelton’s leadership, foresight, and
determination were directly responsible for ensuring
that proper military force was applied to bring about
decisive military victory without a single allied com-
bat casualty.
(5) The superb coordination among North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces and the
unique and exceptional command arrangements
which produced the highly effective chain of com-
mand within NATO are directly attributed to the
military competence and extraordinary leadership of
General Shelton.
(6) As the principal military advisor to the
President of the United States, the National Secu-
rity Council, and the Secretary of Defense, General
Shelton’s clear and farsighted assessments, judg-
ments, recommendations, and determination were in-
valuable and instrumental in the unprecedented mili-
tary victory against the forces of Slobodan Milosevic.
(7) General Shelton’s distinction as a ‘‘soldier’s
soldier’’ and his previous service, including command
of the Special Operations Command, the 18th Air-
borne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, heli-
copter forces in Operation Desert Storm, and special
forces Green Berets in Vietnam, serve as an inspira-
tion to the Congress and the people of the United
States, a grateful Nation.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to Gen-
eral Henry H. Shelton a gold medal of appropriate design
in recognition of his exemplary performance as a military
leader in coordinating the planning, strategy, and execu-
tion of the United States and NATO combat action and
his invaluable contributions to the United States and to
the successful return to peace in the Balkans as Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Treasury (hereafter referred to in this Act as the
‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the
Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike bronze duplicates of the
gold medal struck pursuant to section 2, under such regu-
lations as the Secretary may prescribe, and may sell such
bronze duplicates 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. NATIONAL MEDALS.
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med-
als 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
authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $30,000 to
carry out section 2.
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALES.—Amounts received from
sales of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be
credited to the appropriation made pursuant to the au-
thorization provided in subsection (a).
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