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H.R. 2249 (ih) To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. ...
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2248
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18, 1997
Received
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AN ACT
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the
Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his
outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding
and peace, and for other purposes.
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 that--
(1) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew--
(A) is the spiritual leader of nearly 300 million
Orthodox Christians around the world and millions of
Orthodox Christians in America; and
(B) is recognized in the United States and abroad
as a leader in the quest for world peace, respect for
the earth's environment, and greater religious
understanding;
(2) the extraordinary efforts of Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew continue to bring people of all faiths closer
together in America and around the world;
(3) the courageous leadership of Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew for peace in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the
Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean, and elsewhere inspires
and encourages people of all faiths toward his dream of world
peace in the new millennium; and
(4) the outstanding accomplishments of Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew have been formally recognized and honored by
numerous governmental, academic, and other institutions around
the world.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to
present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design
to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding
and enduring contributions to religious understanding and peace.
(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.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 2 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. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals 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 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 3 shall be deposited in the Numismatic
Public Enterprise Fund.
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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