text: 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.
target: Directs: (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal 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 the performing arts; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer half of the amount by which the sum of any gifts and donations received and any proceeds from the sale of duplicate medals exceeds the costs incurred in carrying out this Act to the New York Public Theater and half to the New York Shakespeare Festival.
feat_title: To award a congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul Julia.