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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2818
To award a congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul
Julia.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2003
Mr. Gutierrez (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Reyes, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Payne, Ms. Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Becerra, Mr.
Rodriguez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Solis, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Loretta Sanchez
of California, Mr. Baca, Mr. Meeks of New York, and Ms. Linda T.
Sanchez of California) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To award a congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul
Julia.
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 as follows:
(1) Raul Julia made his Broadway debut just a few weeks
after arriving in New York City in 1964 in Calderon's ``Life is
a Dream''.
(2) Raul Julia, after only 3 years of living in New York
City, was instrumental in opening doors for nontraditional
parts for Hispanic actors by taking the role of Demetrius in
Shakespeare's ``Titus Andronicus'' at the New York Shakespeare
Festival and Cradeau in Sartre's ``No Exit''.
(3) Raul Julia was the busiest Hispanic Shakespearean actor
in New York and the first to establish a decades-long
association with Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare
Festival.
(4) Raul Julia began an impressive and productive 28-year
association with Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare
Festival as Macduff in the Festival's Mobile Unit, Spanish
language production of MacBeth.
(5) Raul Julia became the first Puerto Rican actor to
conquer Broadway stages by having his work be nominated for 4
different Tony Awards in 10 years: ``Two Gentlemen of Verona'',
``Where's Charley?'', ``Threepenny Opera'', and ``Nine''.
(6) Raul Julia provided a role model for millions of
children in his role as ``Rafael, the Fix-It Man'' in Sesame
Street.
(7) Raul Julia was a dedicated leader in the fight against
the rising rates of teen violence and cosponsored scriptwriting
competitions for high school students as a way to encourage
teenagers to express their emotions through art rather than
through violence.
(8) Raul Julia's dedication to help Hispanic-American film
and television writers develop their work led him to co-found
the Latino Playwrights Reading Workshops.
(9) Raul Julia was instrumental in the formation of the now
legendary Puerto Rico Traveling Theater, an off-Broadway
nonprofit Puerto Rican theater that to this day continues to
promote and showcase bilingual plays, new Hispanic playwrights
and Spanish-speaking actors while bringing theater to those who
cannot ordinarily afford it.
(10) Raul Julia was a leader in the entertainment industry,
particularly as a tireless mentor and role model to emerging
Latino actors.
(11) Raul Julia was a dedicated activist and humanitarian
who in his lifetime became a major supporter and spokesperson
for the Hunger Project, a nonprofit organization committed to
the eradication of world hunger.
(12) Raul Julia was tireless in his commitment to the
Puerto Rican film industry and to the making of Spanish
language films and continued to participate in small,
independent, Spanish-language films even after having become a
Hollywood star.
(13) Raul Julia was an extremely successful stage, film and
television actor who never abandoned his Puerto Rican heritage,
never changed his name and never gave up his accent, thereby
becoming an enduring role model for hundreds of Latino actors.
(14) Raul Julia received the Hispanic Heritage Award
recognizing his many career achievements for the Latino
community, including his involvement in ``La Familia'', a New
York City outreach program for Latino families in need, the
Puerto Rican traveling theater, the Museo del Barrio, and the
New York Shakespeare Festival.
(15) Raul Julia received the National Board of Review Best
Actor prize for his interpretation of the political prisoner
Valentin in the award-winning landmark film ``The Kiss of the
Spider Woman'', an award he shared with his co-star William
Hurt.
(16) Raul Julia posthumously received the prestigious Emmy
Award, Cable Ace Award, Golden Globe Award, and the SAG Award,
given by his fellow actors for his most famous roles including
Chico Mendes in ``The Burning Season''.
(17) Raul Julia was proud of his Puerto Rican heritage and
his life and work reflected his strong commitment to his
culture and the people of Puerto Rico.
(18) Raul Julia was given a state funeral in Puerto Rico
and since that time there have been many awards and honors
created in his name: a scholarship at Julliard, a scholarship
given to a promising young actor for the purpose of studying
and performing Shakespeare at the Joseph Papp Public Theater,
the Raul Julia Award for Excellence given annually by the
National Endowment for the Hispanic Arts in Washington, DC, El
Teatro Raul Julia in San Juan Puerto Rico, and the Raul Julia
Global Citizen Award, an annual award being given this year for
the first time by the Puerto Rican Family Institute based in
New York City.
(19) Raul Julia was recognized by the office of the Mayor
of the city of New York with the creation of Raul Julia Day
which was celebrated and commemorated in conjunction with
Puerto Rican Heritage and Culture Month on November 21, 1994.
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 the family of the
late Raul Julia, in recognition of his dedication to ending world
hunger and his great contributions to the Latino community and to the
performing arts.
(b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (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.
(c) Gifts and Donations.--The Secretary may accept, use, and
disburse gifts or donations of property or money to carry out this
section.
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, 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.
SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.
(a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
(b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such
amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck
pursuant to this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals authorized under section 3 shall be deposited into the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF ANY NET INCOME TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC THEATER AND
THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL.
If the sum of any gifts and donations received by the Secretary
under section 2(c) and any proceeds from the sale of duplicate medals
pursuant to section 3 exceeds the total amount of the costs incurred by
the Secretary in carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall transfer,
from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount equal
to--
(1) 1/2 of such excess amount to the New York Public
Theater; and
(2) 1/2 of such excess amount to the New York Shakespeare
Festival.
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