II 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2939 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 20, 2014 
Received 
AN ACT 
To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(7) By presenting the Congressional Gold 
Medal to Shimon Peres, the first to be awarded to 
a sitting President of Israel, Congress proclaims its 
unbreakable bond with Israel and reaffirms its con-
tinual support for Israel as we commemorate the 
65th anniversary of the independence of Israel and 
the 90th birthday of Shimon Peres, which are both 
significant milestones in Israeli history. 
(8) Maintaining strong bilateral relations be-
tween the United States and Israel has been a pri-
ority of Shimon Peres since he began working with 
the United States in the days of John F. Kennedy. 
The strong bond is exemplified by the following: 
(A) President Reagan said to Shimon 
Peres upon his visit to the United States, ‘‘Mr. 
Prime Minister, I thank you very much for your 
visit. It’s been an occasion to renew a friend-
ship and to review and enhance the strength of 
our unique bilateral relationship.’’. 
(B) At another point President Reagan 
said of Shimon Peres, ‘‘His vision, his states-
manship and his tenacity are greatly appre-
ciated here.’’. 
(C) While visiting with Shimon Peres at 
the Residence of the President in Jerusalem, 
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President Obama described Shimon Peres as ‘‘* 
* * a son of Israel who’s devoted his life to 
keeping Israel strong and sustaining the bonds 
between our two nations’’. 
(D) On March 20, 2013, Shimon Peres re-
affirmed his belief in the relationship between 
the United States and Israel, stating, ‘‘America 
stood by our side from the very beginning. You 
support us as we rebuild our ancient homeland 
and as we defend our land. From Holocaust to 
redemption.’’. 
(E) On March 21, 2013, Shimon Peres 
stated, ‘‘* * * America is so great and we are 
so small. But I learned that you don’t measure 
us by size, but by values. When it comes to val-
ues, we are you and you are us * * * As I look 
back, I feel that the Israel of today has exceed-
ed the vision we had 65 years ago. Reality has 
surpassed our dreams. The United States of 
America helped us to make this possible.’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The President pro tem-
pore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
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award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of 
appropriate design in honor of President Shimon Peres. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicate 
medals in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to 
section 2 and sell such duplicate medals at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, ma-
terials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
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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. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
By ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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