A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General Colin L. Powell, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.
PL 102-33 (S.565), enacted 04/23/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-33—APR. 23, 1991 
105 STAT. 177 
Public Law 102-33 
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102d Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
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General Colin L. Powell, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of 
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such medal for sale to the public. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
31 USC 5111 
The Congress finds that: 
(1) General Colin L. Powell, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 
the principal military adviser to the President, the National 
Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense has displayed an 
extraordinary degree of leadership, competence and profes-
sionalism fulfilling his statutory responsibilities throughout 
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. 
(2) The leadership, competence and professionalism of Gen-
eral Powell and his subordinates, officers and noncommissioned 
officers, have instilled great confidence and pride in the Armed 
Forces of the United States which contributed significantly to 
the successful prosecution of the Persian Gulf War. 
(3) General Powell and his subordinates brilliantly planned 
and coordinated at the national level the highly rapid and 
successful mobilization and deployment of more than one-half 
million men and women of the Armed Forces of the United 
States to the Persian Gulf region. 
(4) General Powell's leadership and foresight were directly 
responsible for insuring that sufficient military forces and logis-
tics were committed to the foregoing operations in a timely 
manner to bring about a swift and decisive military victory with 
casualties and loss of life at levels so low as to be unprecedented 
in the annals of military operations by any nation. 
(5) The superb coordination among allied forces and the 
unique and exceptional command arrangements which pro-
duced the highly effective chain of command within the allied 
coalition is directly attributed to the military competence, and 
extraordinary leadership of General Powell. 
(6) As the principal military advisor to the President of the 
United States, the National Security Council, and the Secretary 
of Defense, General Powell's clear and farsighted assessments, 
judgments 
and 
recommendations 
were 
invaluable 
and 
instrumental in the timely and decisive military actions di-
rected by the President which resulted in Iraqi compliance with 
all United Nations resolutions related to the Iraqi invasion and 
occupation of Kuwait. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
31 USC 5111 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is authorized to 
present, on behalf of the Congress, to General Colin L. Powell a gold 
medal of appropriate design in recognition of his exemplary 
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performance as a military leader and advisor to the President in 
planning and coordinating the military response of the United 
States to the Iraqi invsision of Kuwait and the ultimate retreat and 
defeat of Iraqi forces and Iraqi acceptance of all United Nations 
Resolutions relating to Kuwait. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the presentation re-
ferred 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 emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by 
the Secretary. 
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SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike bronze duplicates of the gold medeil 
struck pursuant to section 2, under such regulations as the Sec-
retary 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. 
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for pur-
poses of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
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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 authorization provided in subsection (a). 
Approved April 23, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 565: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Mar. 21, considered and passed Senate. 
Apr. 11, considered and passed House.