H. R. 3591
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former
President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their
service to the Nation.
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 the following:
(1) Both former President Ronald Reagan and his wife
Nancy Reagan have distinguished records of public service to
the United States, the American people, and the international
community.
(2) As President, Ronald Reagan restored ‘‘the great, con-
fident roar of American progress, growth, and optimism’’, a
pledge which he made before elected to office.
(3) President Ronald Reagan’s leadership was instrumental
in uniting a divided world by bringing about an end to the
cold war.
(4) The United States enjoyed sustained economic pros-
perity and employment growth during Ronald Reagan’s presi-
dency.
(5) President Ronald Reagan’s wife Nancy not only served
as a gracious First Lady but also as a proponent for preventing
alcohol and drug use among the Nation’s youth by championing
the ‘‘Just Say No’’ campaign.
(6) Together, Ronald and Nancy Reagan dedicated their
lives to promoting national pride and to bettering the quality
of life in the United States and throughout the world.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on
behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to
former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in
recognition of their service to the Nation.
(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.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 2 at a price sufficient to cover
the costs of the medals (including labor, materials, dies, use of
machinery, and overhead expenses) and the cost of the gold 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 AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is hereby 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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.