Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Act
PL 106-250 (H.R.3544), enacted 07/27/2000

114 STAT. 622 
PUBLIC LAW 106-250-^ULY 27, 2000 
Public Law 106-250 
106th Congress 
An Act 
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"^^ authorize a gold medal to be presented on behalf of the Congress to Pope 
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John Paul II in recognition of his many and enduring contributions to peace 
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and religious understanding, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
Pope John Paul 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
II Congressional 
Gold Medal Act. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
31 use 5111 
note. 
This Act may be cited as the "Pope John Paul II Congressional 
Gold Medal Act". 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that Pope John Paul II— 
(1) is the spiritual leader of more than one billion Catholic 
Christians around the world and millions of Catholic Christians 
in America and has led the Catholic Church into its third 
millennium; 
(2) is recognized in the United States and abroad as a 
preeminent moral authority; 
(3) has dedicated his Pontificate to the freedom and dignity 
of every individual human being and tirelessly traveled to 
the far reaches of the globe as an exemplar of faith; 
(4) has brought hope to millions of people all over the 
world oppressed by poverty, hunger, illness, and despair; 
(5) transcending temporal politics, has used his moral 
authority to hasten the fall of godless totalitarian regimes, 
symbolized in the collapse of the Berlin wall; 
(6) has promoted the inner peace of man as well as peace 
among mankind through his faith-inspired defense of justice; 
and 
(7) has thrown open the doors of the Catholic Church, 
reconciling differences within Christendom as well as reaching 
out to the world's other great religions. 
SEC. 3. 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 
Pope John Paul II in recognition of his many and enduring contribu-
tions to peace and religious understanding. 
(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 
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with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined 
by the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the 
gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations 
as the Secretary may prescribe, and at a price sufficient to cover 
the costs thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals 
for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—^There is hereby 
authorized to be charged against the Numismatic Public Enterprise 
Fund an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of 
the medal authorized by this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—^Amounts received from the sales of 
duplicate bronze medals under section 4 shall be deposited in the 
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. 
Approved July 27, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3544: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
May 23, considered and passed House. 
July 13, considered and passed Senate.