,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gosar7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to award posthumously a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,stewart ,lee ,udall in recognition of his contributions to the ,nation as hero for the environment1 a champion for conservation1 a civil right activist1 a ,native ,american crusader1 and an advocate for the arts4 #a4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall was born to former ,arizona ,supreme ,court ,justice ,levi ,stewart ,udall and ,louise ,lee ,udall on ,january #ca1 #aibj1 in ,saint ,johns1 ,arizona4 7#b7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall began serving his country in #aidb when he joined the ,united ,states ,army ,air ,corps 7predecessor of the ,united ,states ,air ,force7 during ,world ,war ,,ii1 serving as an enlisted ,b-#bd waist gunner in ,italy4 ,he flew more than #ej missions over ,western ,europe over #d years1 receiving the ,air ,medal with #c ,oak ,leaf ,clusters4 7#c7 ,after coming home from war1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall returned to the ,university of ,arizona where he received a bachelors and law degree and was admitted to the ,arizona ,state ,bar4 ,after graduating from law school1 he began his own private practice and eventually established the law firm of ,udall and ,udall with his brother ,morris ,k4 ,udall4 7#d7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall's first elected office was as a member of the ,amphitheater ,school ,board 7#aiea71 where he participated in desegregating the ,amphitheater ,school ,district before the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court ruling in ,brown v4 ,board of ,education4 7#e7 ,beginning in #aied1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall was elected to serve #d terms as ,united ,states ,representative from ,arizona's second district4 7#f7 ,upon the #aifj ,presidential election1 ,president ,kennedy appointed ,stewart ,lee ,udall as ,secretary of the ,interior4 ,he maintained this position for #h years1 where his accomplishments under ,presidents ,kennedy and ,johnson made him a hero for the environmental and conservation communities4 7#g7 ,among the legislative accomplishments during his cabinet career1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall helped guide numerous landmark environmental measures through ,congress1 including the ,wilderness ,act of #aifd1 the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife1 the ,endangered ,species ,preservation ,act of #aiff1 the ,national ,trail ,system ,act of #aifh1 the ,solid ,waste ,disposal ,act of #aife1 the ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,act of #aifh1 the ,clear ,air ,act1 the ,water ,quality ,act of #aife1 and the ,clean ,water ,restoration ,act of #aiff4 7#h7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall was a coauthor of the ,economic ,opportunity ,act of #aifd4 ,this legislation created several new social programs that helped promote the health1 education1 and general welfare of the impoverished4 ,some of the programs remaining today include ,head ,start and the ,job ,corps4 7#i7 ,as ,secretary of the ,interior during the ,kennedy and ,johnson administrations1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall expanded the ,national ,park ,service by presiding over the acquisition of #c4he million acres of new holdings1 including #d national parks 7,canyonlands in ,utah1 ,redwood in ,california1 ,north ,cascades in ,washington ,state1 and ,guadalupe ,mountains in ,texas71 #f national monuments1 #i national recreation areas1 #bj historic sites1 #ej wildlife refuges1 and #h national seashores4 7#aj7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall established the ,bureau of ,outdoor ,recreation to coordinate all ,federal outdoor programs4 7#aa7 ,in ,september #aiff1 as ,secretary of the ,interior1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall announced the creation of ,project ,,eros1 which led the ,united ,states to state of the art science and technology that includes ,landsat1 the longest running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery4 ,project ,,eros began as a revolutionary program that utilized ,earth-orbiting satellites that map the planet to gather data about the ,earth's natural resources along with changes in weather and climate4 7#ab7 ,during his tenure as ,secretary of the ,interior1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall also became a champion of the arts1 convincing ,president ,kennedy to invite the renowned poet ,robert ,frost to speak at his inauguration and setting in motion initiatives that led to the creation of the ,kennedy ,center1 ,wolf ,trap ,farm ,park1 the ,national ,endowments for the ,arts and the ,humanities1 and the revived ,ford's ,theatre4 7#ac7 ,while ,stewart ,lee ,udall was ,secretary of the ,interior1 he continued to fight against segregation when he threatened to refuse the all-,white ,washington ,redskins access to the new stadium located in ,washington1 ,,dc1 of which he was the ,federal landlord4 7#ad7 ,after he left ,federal ,government service1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall continued helping the ,american people by becoming a crusader for victims of radiation exposure 7particularly ,native ,americans7 resulting from the ,federal ,government's ,cold ,war nuclear programs4 ,he helped to pass the ,radiation ,exposure ,compensation ,act in #aiij1 which was signed by ,president ,george ,bush4 7#ae7 ,stewart ,lee ,udall was a prolific writer1 penning countless articles1 essays1 and op-eds4 ,he also co-authored #i books1 and wrote #i of his own1 including the seminal title in the conservation movement1 ,the ,quiet ,crisis4 7#af7 ,among his many honors1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall was a recipient of the ,ansel ,adams ,award1 the ,wilderness ,society's highest conservation award1 the ,common ,cause ,public ,service ,achievement ,award for his lifelong protection of the environment and the defense of ,american citizens who were victims of nuclear weapons testing1 and the ,united ,nations ,gold ,medal for ,lifetime ,achievement4 7#ag7 ,until his passing in #bjaj1 ,stewart ,lee ,udall continued his devotion to public service as an author1 historian1 scholar1 lecturer1 environmental activist1 lawyer1 and citizen of the outdoors4 #b4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president ,pro ,tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to honor ,stewart ,lee ,udall in recognition of his contributions to the ,nation as hero for the environment1 a champion for conservation1 a civil right activist1 a ,native ,american crusader1 and an advocate for the arts4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 #c4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section #b under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and the cost of the gold medal4 #d4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,the medals struck under this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #e4 ,authority to use fund amounts2 proceeds of sale 7a7 ,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 ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #c shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4