PUBLIC LAW 96-201—MAR. 6, 1980
94 STAT. 79
Public Law 96-201 96th Congress An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the a specially struck gold medal to Ambassiador Kenneth Taylor.
Mar. 6, 1980 [H.R. 6374]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) the Fresi-Ambassador dent of the United States is authorized to present, on behalf of the Kenneth Taylor. Commemorative Congress, to Ambassador Kenneth Taylor, a gold medal of appropri- medal. ate design in recognition of his valiant efforts to secure the safe return of six American Embassy officials in Tehran. For such pmpose, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. There are authorized to be spent from already appropriated funds not Cost. to exceed $20,000 to carinr out the provisions of tins subsection. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury may cause duplicates in bronze of Duplicates such medal to be coined and sold under such regulations as he may prescribe, at a price sufffcient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and the gold medal, and the appropriation used for carrying out the provisions of thk subsection shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such sale. (c) The medals provided for in this Act are national medals for the purpose of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 369). 31 USC 368. Approved March 6, 1980.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): Feb. 11, 12, considered and passed House. Feb. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. Feb. 25, House concurred in Senate amendment.
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