H.R. 3156 (ih) To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. ...

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        H.R.3156

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
   To present a congressional gold medal to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

    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 the following:
        (1) Nelson Mandela has dedicated his entire life to the 
    abolition of apartheid and the creation of a true democracy in the 
    Republic of South Africa and has sacrificed his own personal 
    freedom for the good of everyone.
        (2) For nearly 30 years as a political prisoner, Nelson Mandela 
    never compromised his political principles, was a source of 
    strength and education for other political prisoners, and refused 
    offers of freedom in exchange for a renunciation of his personal 
    and political beliefs.
        (3) After his release from prison, Nelson Mandela continued to 
    pursue his goal of a free South Africa, and was elected and 
    subsequently inaugurated as State President of the Republic of 
    South Africa on May 10, 1994, at the age of 75 years.
        (4) Nelson Mandela's dedication to freedom did not cease once 
    the apartheid laws were lifted, as he then focused his efforts 
    toward reconciliation by creating the Truth and Reconciliation 
    Commission, chaired by the Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
        (5) Nelson Mandela is the recipient of many awards and 
    accolades, including the Nobel Peace Prize (which he accepted with 
    then-State President F.W. de Klerk in 1993), and more than 50 
    honorary degrees from universities around the world.
        (6) Millions of individuals of all races and backgrounds in the 
    United States and around the world followed Nelson Mandela's 
    example and fought for the abolition of apartheid in the Republic 
    of South Africa and in this regard the Congress recognizes Amy 
    Elizabeth Biehl, an American student who lost her life in the 
    struggle to free South Africa from racial oppression, and the 
    spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation displayed by her parents, 
    Peter and Linda Biehl.
        (7) Nelson Mandela is a prime example of how to work to heal 
    the wounds of racism.

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 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in recognition of his life-long dedication 
to the abolition of apartheid and the promotion of reconciliation among 
the people of the Republic of South Africa.
    (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.

    Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal 
struck under section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the 
medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be charged 
against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to 
exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this 
Act.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate 
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States 
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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