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 114 STAT. 458 PUBLIC LAW 106-225-JUNE 20, 2000 Pumpkin Patch, the Kite Eating Tree, Lucy's Psychiatric Help Stand, or Snoopy's adventures with the Red Baron, "Peanuts" embodied human vulnerabiHties, emotions, and potential. (11) Charles M. Schulz's lifetime of work linked generations of Americans and became a part of the fabric of our national culture. SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. (a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.— The President is authorized to award posthumously, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic contributions to the Nation and the world. (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.— For the purpose of the award 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, overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 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. —T here is 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. Approved June 20, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3642: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 146 (2000): Feb. 15, considered and passed House. May 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. June 6, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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