100 STAT. 464
PUBLIC LAW 99-311—MAY 20, 1986
Public Law 99-311 99th Congress An Act May 20, 1986 [H.R. 1207]
31 USC 5111 note
Appropriation authorization, 31 USC 5111 note
81 USC 5111 note
To award a special gold medal to the family of Harry Chapin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) the President is authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, to the family of Harry Chapin, a gold medal of appropriate design, in recognition of Harry Chapin's efforts to address issues of hunger around the world. (b) For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be struck a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Effective October 1, 1985, there are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $20,000 to carry out this section. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury may cause duplicates in bronze of the medal provided for in the first section to be coined and sold 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. b) The appropriation used to carry out the first section shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such sales. SEC. 3. The medals provided for in this Act are national medals for the purpose of section 5111 of title 31, United States Code. Approved May 20, 1986.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1207: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): May 5, considered and passed House. May 8, considered and passed Senate.
